Part 2: The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) Reviews of deaths and other harmful conduct Section 17: Issuing and publication of reports
This section makes provision for when the Chief Commissioner produces a final report on the findings of a review in accordance with section 15.
	In the case of a review carried out following a request made under section 9 or 10, the Chief Commissioner is required to give the final version of the report to the person who made the request, and must also publish the final report (see subsection (2)).
	Where a review has been carried out following a decision by the ICRIR under section 12 (a review in connection with a request for immunity from prosecution), the ICRIR is not required to publish the final report but may do so (see subsection (3)). When deciding whether to publish the final report in such a case, the Chief Commissioner must take into account the views of relevant family members and those who suffered serious physical or mental harm in the same incident. The meaning of "relevant family members" is given in Part 2 of Schedule 3. Under subsection (5) the ICRIR must take reasonable steps to identify and obtain the views of these individuals.
	Under subsection (6), if the Chief Commissioner decides not to publish the final report in a case to which subsection(3) applies, the Chief Commissioner must still publish the statement of the manner in which the review was carried out that is included in the final report in accordance with section 15(3).
	Subsection (7) provides that it is for the Chief Commissioner to decide the manner in which the report or any statement is to be published.
	Under subsection (8), the Chief Commissioner may give the designated persons under Part 4 summaries of any final reports which are not published.
	Subsection (9) defines "relevant event" and "relevant family member".