The phrase "lodging a report" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the act of formally submitting a report, often in a legal or official context.
Example: "After witnessing the incident, I decided to lodge a report with the authorities to ensure it was documented."
Alternatives: "filing a report" or "submitting a report."
In addition to the planned appeal at the administrative court, Chan and Sukumaran's legal team have lodged a report with the judicial commission alleging judges in the men's case offered them lighter sentences in exchange for bribes.
Anyone affected by revenge porn can lodge a report with the Office of the eSafety Commissioner.
The accuser, a 23-year-old former campaign volunteer, went to a private hospital in Kuala Lumpur hours before lodging a police report charging that Mr. Anwar had sodomized him.
As the investigations began, some victims reported that the Gujarat Police "didn't cooperate well" and declined to lodge a First Information Report against some people.
On June 28th a male volunteer working for the political campaign of Anwar Ibrahim, the leader of the opposition coalition, lodged a police report accusing him of sexual assault.
Not to be outdone, Mr Tiong, who heads a small political party in Sarawak, lodged a police report against Mr Ong.
On Thursday morning, Graham Smith, chief executive of Republic, the campaign for an elected head of state, lodged a formal report with the police about the incident.
Shadrake, 75, faces contempt of court charges, after Singapore's Media Development Authority lodged a police report on 16 July against his book Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock, which criticises the application of the death penalty.
Australia is due next month to lodge a progress report on its conservation plan with Unesco, which last year spared the reef an "in danger" listing by its world heritage committee.
The allegation came to public attention in June 2008, when Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, an aide newly recruited into Mr Anwar's office, lodged a police report that his boss had performed sodomy on him.
The goalkeeper later lodged a police report on 30 July.
