! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Investigations! under!own! initiative! Unofficial)translation) ! ! ! ! (6)! to!determine!that!the!decision!reached!by! a!specific!state@office!in!relation!to!a! complaint!submitted!is!correct;! ! ! ! (7)! to!order!the!dissemination!of!a!specific! piece!of!information!or!a!specific!class!of! information;! ! ! ! (8)! to!order!to!strengthen!the!document! management!system!of!a!specific!state@ office,!or!to!order!to!reform!relevant! procedure;! ! ! ! (9)! to!fine!any!Information!Officer!who!has! breached!provisions!of!this!Act;! ! ! ! (10)! to!fine!any!party!who!breached!a!lawful! order!given!by!the!Information! Commissioner;! ! ! ! (11)! to!order!a!state@office!to!take!disciplinary! measures!against!an!Information!Officer,! of!that!state@office,!repeatedly!breaching! provisions!prescribed!in!this!Act.! ! ! ! (12)! to!order!the!police!to!investigate!any!case! of!any!person!alleged!to!have!committed! an!offence!prescribed!under!this!Act,!and! where,!after!the!police!investigation,!the! Information!Commissioners!finds!legal! action!should!be!brought!against!the! person,!to!send!the!case!to!the! Prosecutor!General.! ! ! (b)! Unless!overturned!by!a!judicial!court,!decisions! reached!by!the!Information!Commissioner!in! accordance!with!this!Act,!shall!be!regarded!as! valid!decisions!and!are!legally!binding.! ! 65! (a)! In!circumstances!where!the!Information! Commissioner!identifies!that!a!specific!state@ office!is!not!discharging!its!functions!in! accordance!to!this!Act,!the!Information! Commissioner,!has!the!power!to!initiate!his!own! investigations!and!reach!a!decision!regarding! the!matter,!even!in!the!absence!of!a!specific! appeal!or!complaint!by!any!aggrieved!party.! 35!

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