Annual report
An annual report prepared by the Council President and given to the Minister under section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 for a period must include details of the following: (a) the time taken by the Council to make a recommendation on any application under section 44F, 44M, 44NA or 44NBA (about access regime applications under Part IIIA); (b) any court or Tribunal decision interpreting: (i) paragraph (f) of the definition of service in section 44B (which is an exclusion to do with production processes); or (ii) section 44CA (about declaration criteria for services under Part IIIA); (c) any matter the Council considers has impeded the operation of Part IIIA from delivering efficient access outcomes; (d) any evidence of the benefits arising from determinations of the Commission under section 44V (about arbitration determinations under Part IIIA); (e) any evidence of the costs of, or the disincentives for, investment in the infrastructure by which declared services (within the meaning of Part IIIA) are provided; (f) any implications for the operation of Part IIIA in the future.
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