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(3) For the purposes of the Defamation Act. any report made by the
Children's Advocate under this Act and
any
fair and accurate report thereon
shall be deemed to be privileged.
19.-(1) The Children's Advocate and every person concerned with the
Secrecy of
administration of the ofice and functions of the Children's Advocate shall
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regard as secrct and confidential all documents. information and things
disclosed to them in the execution of any of the provisions of this Act. except
that no disclosure-
(a) made by the Children's Advocate or any person aforesaid in
proceedings for an offence under paragraph 23 or under the
Pejury Act. by virtue of paragraph 17(2)of this Schedule;
(h)
which the Children's Advocate thinks it necessary to make in the
discharge of his functions and for the purpose of' executing the
provisions of paragraph 16 or paragraph 2
1.
subject as provided in
sub-paragraph
(5)
thereof,
shall be deemed inconsistent with any duty imposed by this sub-paragraph.
(2) Neither the Children's Advocate nor any such person aforesaid
shall be called upon to give evidence in respect of. or produce any document,
information or thing, aforesaid in any proccedings other
thim
proccedings
mentioned in sub-paragraph (I).
20.-(1)
The accounts and financial transactions of the office of
Accounts.
Children's Advocate shall be audited annually by the Auditor-General and a
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statement of accounts so audited shall form part of the annual report
mentioned in paragraph 21.
(2) The Children's Advocate shall, at such time within each year as
the Minister may direct-
(a) submit to the Minister a statement of the accounts of the
Children's Advocate audited in accordance with the provisions of
subparagraph
(
1):
( b )
submit to the Minister for approval the estimates of revenue and
expenditure for the financial year commencing on the 1st day of
April
next
following.
(3) In this paragraph "Minister" means the Minister responsible for
finance.
21.-(1)
The Children's Advocate may at any time
be
required by
Reports
Parliament to submit thereto a report
in
respect of any matter under
investigationby the Children's Advocate.
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