Stamp Duties Act, 1968 (Act 77 of 1968)
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Public Protector Act, 1994 (Act No. 23 of 1994)RulesAmendment Rules relating to Investigations by the Public Protector and Matters Incidental thereto, 2020Chapter 5 : General aspects relating to Investigation of Complaint lodged with Public Protector17. Circumstances under which Public Protector will request assistance from state institutions |
The Public Protector may request assistance with an investigation in terms of section 7 of the Act from a state institution if—
| (a) | the mandate of that state institution overlaps with the mandate of the Public Protector in respect of the resolution of the complaint; |
| (b) | the Public Protector does not have resources, capacity or in-house expertise to resolve the matter without assistance of that state institution; |
| (c) | the nature and the complexity of the matter warrant the assistance of that state institution; or |
| (d) | a collaboration agreement exists between the Public Protector and the other state institution and the matter falls within the mandate of both, and that state institution agrees to such assistance. |
