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Public Protector Act, 1994 (Act No. 23 of 1994)

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Amendment Rules relating to Investigations by the Public Protector and Matters Incidental thereto, 2020

Chapter 7 : Compliance with Information Requests and Timeframes of Public Protector

22. Responsibility of state institutions to co-operate with Public Protector

[Rule 22 re-numbered by section 16 of Notice No. 1047, GG43758, dated 2 October 2020]

 

(1) In accordance with section 181(3) of the Constitution, and for the purposes of dealing with a complaint, assistance by state institutions to ensure the independence, impartiality, dignity and effectiveness of the Public Protector, includes the following:
(a) Allowing the Public Protector prompt and full access to a state institution or an official or employee of that state institution for purposes of obtaining information;
(b) allowing the Public Protector prompt and full access to documents, records, data and material held by a state institution or an official or employee of that state institution;
(c) responding in accordance with the timeframes, accurately and fully to the enquiries of the Public Protector in every complaint;

[Rule 22(1)(c) substituted by section 17 of Notice No. 1047, GG43758, dated 2 October 2020]

(d) attending meetings requested by the Public Protector for purposes of an investigation, resolving any dispute, or rectifying any act or omission;
(e) complying with a notice or directive issued by the Public Protector in terms of section 7(4) and (5) of the Act and co-operating with any examination by the Public Protector;
(f) complying with constitutional responsibilities, particularly section 182(1)(c) of the Constitution, after the Public Protector has made findings and issued a report directing remedial action; and
(g) respecting agreements reached through appropriate dispute resolving processes.