Public Protector Act, 1994 (Act No. 23 of 1994)RulesAmendment Rules relating to Investigations by the Public Protector and Matters Incidental thereto, 2020Chapter 10 : Conclusion of Complaint42. Adverse findings of Public Protector |
[Rule 42 re-numbered by section 16 of Notice No. 1047, GG43758, dated 2 October 2020]
| (1) | The Public Protector shall, if it appears that any person or state institution is implicated in a complaint being investigated, before reporting on or publishing any adverse findings pertaining to that person, in writing inform the person or organ of state accordingly and give the person or state institution a reasonable opportunity subject to the timeframes specified in rule 24(2), to bring any evidence or information having the potential to influence the findings of the Public Protector, to her or his attention. |
| (2) | Where the Public Protector intends to conclude a matter by means of a report to the National Assembly in accordance with rule 41(c), he or she must notify the affected person or state institution of his or her intended findings on issues investigated in order to provide the recipients thereof and any person implicated therein an opportunity to respond to such findings within the timeframes specified in rule 24(2). |