14th January, 2021
documents to the head of the information holder, within five working days
from the date of receipt of the request for internal review made pursuant to
subregulation (1).
24.—(1) Every information holder shall put in place an internal review
mechanism for addressing complaints relating to handling of requests for
information from aggrieved parties.
(2) An
aggrieved
party shall not be charged
Procedure
for internal
review
a fee for requesting an
internal review of a decision related to a request for information.
(3) The head of the information holder shall appoint an officer senior to
the information
officer and who
was
not involved
information request, to undertake the internal review:
in handling the initial
Provided that up to three senior officers may be appointed to undertake
the review process.
(4) The aggrieved party and the information officer shall be given an
opportunity to be heard during the review process.
(5) The outcome of the internal review shall be presented to the head of
the information holder for endorsement after which, the head of the
information holder shall inform the aggrieved party, in writing, of the decision
of the review panel.
(6) The internal review process shall not take more than twenty-one days
from the date the information seeker presented the request for review.
PART VI—EXTERNAL
25.
REVIEW OF DECISIONS OF INFORMATION
HOLDERS
Where any aggrieved person has exhausted the internal review
process of an information holder, the person may make an application to the
Commission in Form 6 in the Second Schedule hereto, for a review of the
External
review ofa
decision by
decision of the head of the information holder.
information
holder
26. An aggrieved person and the information holder shall be given an
opportunity to be heard during the review process.
Right to be
27.—(1) In making the determination referred to in section 44 (6) of the
Determination
Act, the Commission shall have regard to information obtained through—
(a) inquiries;
(5) investigations;
(c) examination of any record in question; and
(d) representations made by the parties
(2) The Commission shall, within seven days of making its
determination, communicate its decision, in writing, to the aggrieved person
and the information holder.
(3) The Commission shall give a copy of the determination to
(a) the aggrieved person;
heard