Climate Change Act, 2024 (Act No. 22 of 2024)Chapter 2 : Policy Alignment and Institutional Arrangements15. Reporting to government |
| (1) | The Presidential Climate Commission must submit its reports, studies, strategies, recommendations and related information to the National Assembly and to the Ministers whose Portfolios may be affected, for information purposes, within 30 days of the finalisation thereof. |
| (2) | The Presidential Climate Commission must furnish the National Assembly with such additional information and particulars as the National Assembly may from time to time require in writing in connection with the activities or functions of the Presidential Climate Commission. |
| (3) | The National Assembly may require the Presidential Climate Commission to provide a report on any advice and guidance it has provided to government in terms of section 11. |
| (4) | The reports of the Presidential Climate Commission must be made available to the public by publication on the Presidential Climate Commission’s website. |
| (5) | The Executive Director of the Presidential Climate Commission must submit to the Minister— |
| (a) | at the end of every quarter, a report on the Presidential Climate Commission’s activities, the performance of its functions and expenditure, including the implementation of its approved strategic plan; and |
| (b) | annually, within six months after the end of each financial year, the Presidential Climate Commission’s financial statements and the audit report on such financial statements. |
| (6) | The Minister must table, in the National Assembly, the reports and financial statements submitted in terms of subsection (3)— |
| (a) | within 15 business days after receiving the reports and financial statements from the Executive Director of the Presidential Climate Commission; or |
| (b) | if the National Assembly is not then sitting, within 15 business days after the commencement of the next sitting. |