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The Second Schedule lists the decisions and matters which are not
considered to be appropriate for investigation by the Commissioner, for a
variety of reasons
(a) Items 1, 3, 5 and 7 exclude matters of a judicial or quasi-judicial
nature and the conduct of proceedings before courts and courts-
martial.
(b) Item 2 excludes acts of trustees.
(c) Items 4 and 6 are concerned with external relations, security and the
(d)
investigation of crime.
Items 8 and 11 deal with the prerogative matters of pardon and
honours.
(e)
Item 9 excludes government contracts.
(f)
Item 10 is concerned with pay, discipline and conditions of service
of public officers.
(g) Item 12 excludes, in view of his constitutional position, any deci-
sion taken personally by the Governor.
The Legislative Council may, by resolution, amend the Second Schedule,
so as to include or exclude matters within or from the Commissioner's juris-
diction. It is a matter for the Commissioner to decide, in his discretion,
whether or not to carry out an investigation or whether a complaint has been
duly made (clause 10(3)). Clause 11 empowers the Governor in Council to make
rules for the guidance of the Commissioner.
Part IV is concerned with the mode of complaint and the conditions to
be satisfied by complainants. It also specifies those complaints which the
Commissioner may, in his discretion, decide not to investigate and those
which he shall not investigate.
Clause 12 requires a complaint to be made in writing, though it may
be in any language. A complaint made by a prisoner or mental patient must be
forwarded unopened to the Commissioner. Clause 13 excludes from investiga-
tion
(a) complaints made more than twelve months after the decision complained
of, since it would be difficult to investigate a matter fairly if a
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