The Access to Information Act, 2016
complaints.
under this Act shall do so orally or in writing to the secretary
or such other person as may be duly authorized by the
Commission for that purpose.
(2) A complaint lodged under subsection (1) shall be
in such form and contain such particulars as the Commission
may, from time to time, prescribe.
(3) Upon receipt of a complaint under subsection (1),
the Commission may—
(a)
(b)
call for information or a report
regarding such complaint from the
public entity or any other body within
such reasonable time as may be
specified by the Commission and—
(i)
if the information or report
called for is not received within
the time stipulated by the
Commission, the Commission
may proceed to inquire into the
complaint
without
such
information or report; and
(ii)
if on receipt of the information
or report the Commission is
satisfied either that no further
action is required or that the
required action has been
initiated by the public entity,
the Commission shall, in
writing, inform the complainant
accordingly and take no further
action; or
without prejudice to paragraph (a),
initiate such inquiry as it considers
necessary, having regard to the nature
of the complaint.
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