61B Information Commissioner may accept or decline S. 61B to deal with complaint (Heading) amended by No. 20/2017 s. 52(1). S. 61B inserted by No. 6/2012 s. 24. (1) The Information Commissioner may— S. 61B(1) amended by No. 20/2017 (a) accept a complaint to the extent that the s. 52(4). complaint relates to— (i) a matter referred to in section 61A(1)(a); or (ia) a matter referred to in S. 61B(1)(a)(ia) inserted by section 61A(1)(ab); No. 20/2017 s. 52(2). (ii) a matter referred to in section 61A(1)(b) to (e); or (b) determine not to accept a complaint or dismiss a complaint at any stage. (2) Without limiting subsection (1)(b), the S. 61B(2) amended by Information Commissioner may determine not No. 20/2017 to accept a complaint or may dismiss a complaint s. 52(4). on any of the following grounds— (a) the action or failure by an agency was not in the performance by the agency of its functions or obligations under this Act; (ab) the action or failure by a principal officer S. 61B(2)(ab) inserted by was not in the performance by the principal No. 20/2017 officer of the principal officer's functions or s. 52(3). obligations under Part IB or II; (b) the complainant has the right to make a complaint about the action to another body and has not exercised that right;
S. 61B (Heading) amended by No. 20/2017 s. 52(1). S. 61B inserted by No. 6/2012 s. 24. 61B Information Commissioner may accept or decline to deal with complaint S. 61B(1) amended by No. 20/2017 s. 52(4). (1) The Information Commissioner may— (a) accept a complaint to the extent that the complaint relates to— (i) a matter referred to in section 61A(1)(a); or S. 61B(1)(a)(ia) inserted by No. 20/2017 s. 52(2). (ia) a matter referred to in section 61A(1)(ab); (ii) a matter referred to in section 61A(1)(b) to (e); or (b) determine not to accept a complaint or dismiss a complaint at any stage. S. 61B(2) amended by No. 20/2017 s. 52(4). (2) Without limiting subsection (1)(b), the Information Commissioner may determine not to accept a complaint or may dismiss a complaint on any of the following grounds— (a) the action or failure by an agency was not in the performance by the agency of its functions or obligations under this Act; S. 61B(2)(ab) inserted by No. 20/2017 s. 52(3). (ab) the action or failure by a principal officer was not in the performance by the principal officer of the principal officer's functions or obligations under Part IB or II; (b) the complainant has the right to make a complaint about the action to another body and has not exercised that right;
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