The Access to Information Act, 2016
contained in the information shall be privileged unless the
publication is shown to have been made with malice.
PART V— CONFERMENT ON THE COMMISSION
OF OVERSIGHT AND ENFORCEMENT FUNCTIONS
AND POWERS
Role of the
Commission.
20. (1) The Commission is hereby granted the powers
of oversight and enforcement of this Act.
(2) In the performance of its functions under this Act,
the Commission shall be guided by the national values and
principles of the Constitution.
(3) The Commission shall designate one of the
Commissioners as ―Access to Information Commissioner‖
with specific responsibility of performing the functions
assigned to the Commission under this Act.
Functions of
the
Commission.
21.
(1) The functions of the Commission shall be
to—
(a)
investigate, on its initiative or upon
complaint made by any person or
group of persons, violation of the
provisions of this Act;
(b)
request for and receive reports from
public entities with respect to the
implementation of this Act and of the
Act relating to data protection and to
assess and act on those reports with a
view to assessing and evaluating the
use and disclosure of information and
the protection of personal data;
(c)
develop and facilitate public education
awareness and develop programmes on
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