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Section 77B

Modes of complaints to Regulator

Part 4 · Appeals Against Decisions · Chapter 1A — Complaints to Regulator

(1) A complaint to the Information Regulator must be made in writing.

(2) The Information Regulator must give such reasonable assistance as is necessary in the circumstances to enable a person, who wishes to make a complaint to the Information Regulator, to put the complaint in writing.

[S 77B inserted by s 110 of Act 4 of 2013 with effect from 30 June 2021.]
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Beyond the text

What this means in practice

  • Complaints must be in writing — but the Regulator must help a complainant who needs it to put the complaint in writing.
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