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occurred.
means
is It
important,
therefore,
that
suitable
alleging
should exist to investigate complaints maladministration by government authorities and to ensure that genuine grievances are effectively redressed.
161.
year,
the
independent
Following public consultation during the past
have Government
the case accepted
to authority
investigate
Detailed
for
an
proposals
are
complaints
now being
of
maladministration.
called the Commissioner
for
drawn up for setting it up. Briefly, it is proposed that
the authority should be Administrative Complaints; that he should be independent; and that he should have powers to investigate complaints
on the alleging maladministration
part of government departments and statutory powers to call for government documents. There will be some necessary exclusions from
Commissioner's jurisdiction,
the
fields
for
example
of international
in
the
and
and of defence
relations
obligations, as well as matters of a judicial nature.
le. lc.
162.
The details of the Commissioner's
appointment,
complainants
and
his jurisdiction, access
published as a white bill for public
to
his investigatory
will powers
ssioner's terms of
him by
be
/consultation