YOUR RIGHT OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION Simplified Guide

IT’S THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR RIGHT TO ACCESS TO INFORMATION KNOW! What is the “right of access to information”? Internationally, the right of access to information is the right to information held by The African public bodies. [...] Access to Information Act, section 5 2 YOUR RIGHT OF ACCESS TO INFORMATIONA Simplified Guide to Namibia’s Access to Information Act 8 of 2022 THE SCOPE STATE HOSPITAL OF THE LAW Whose information is covered by the law? The law applies to (1) information held by public entities and (2) some kinds of information held by private entities. [...] The public has a general right The public has a right to information held by PRIVATE ENTITIES to information held by IF the information may assist in the exercise or protection PUBLIC ENTITIES. [...] BOOKLET 1 OVERVIEW OF THE LAW Scope, Principles and Personnel 5 INFORMATION COMMISSIONER Role of Information Commissioner The Information Commissioner has the main responsibility for implementing the law on access to information. [...] Each public entity’s annual report must include information about access to information during the previous year: ı the number of requests for information it refused, and the reasons for the refusals ı the number of times when its responses to requests for information were delayed ı the number of challenges to its refusals to disclose information and their outcomes ı the steps taken by its head to.