The Commission’s Structure and Functions

The Commission is made up of a Chairperson, a Vice-Chairperson and 9 members. The Secretariat is the executive arm of the Commission. The Organisational Structure may be found here.

The functions of the Commission and the Secretariat are listed in Articles 10(2) and 12(3) of CAP585 respectively.

Categories of Documents and Manuals held by the Commission and Secretariat

Information on the categories of documents and manuals held by the Commission and the Secretariat is available here.

The FOI Officers of the Commission may be contacted by e-mail [email protected] or by telephone 27998676.

FOI Requests may be submitted by e-mail to [email protected] or through the FOI Portal www.foi.gov.mt via the e-ID.

Details of Internal Complaints Procedure

Applicants may submit a complaint to the Commission within a maximum of 30 days from the date of the last relevant communication by the Commission. A decision will be provided within 10 working days from the receipt of the complaint.

Subsequent and different complaints on the same request can only be submitted to the Public Authority after the first complaint has been answered or following the lapse of 10 working days from the date of submission of the complaint.

If applicants remain dissatisfied with the outcome of their complaint, they may appeal the decision through the Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC) within 60 days from the date of the notification by the Public Authority.

Should applicants remain dissatisfied with the outcome of this procedure, they may appeal the decision through the Information and Data Protection Appeals Tribunal within 20 working days from the last relevant communication by the IDPC. An appeal from this decision may be registered at the Courts of Appeal within 30 days from the last relevant communication of the Information and Data Protection Appeals Tribunal.

Other Information

Complaints may be submitted to the Commission by e-mail to [email protected] or through the FOI portal https://foi.gov.mt via the e-ID.

Further information with regards the Freedom of Information Act can be found on https://foi.gov.mt.

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