16.—Where the Minister has appointed persons with appropriate medical and legal expertise to be members of a committee, either before or after the passing of this Act, for the purposes of preparing a report—
(a) on the amount of awards for categories of abuse, including severity of abuse and categories of injuries, and
(b) on advice and recommendations generally in respect of such awards, including advice on the range of the amount to be paid in an award having regard to the category of the abuse and injury,
the Minister shall cause the report to be published as soon as practicable.
