(1) The Commissioner shall in each year after the year in which the first Commissioner is appointed prepare a report in relation to his activities under the European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 2003 and this Act in the preceding year and cause copies of the report to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if, but for this subsection, the first report under that subsection would relate to a period of less than 6 months, the report shall relate to that period and to the year immediately following that period and shall be prepared as soon as may be after the end of that year.
(3) For the purposes of the law of defamation, a report under subsection (1) shall be absolutely privileged.