13 Freedom of Information Act, 2018 - 6. the public service, information officers and employees to assist the Commissioner in the performance of his or her functions under this Act or any other law. 39. General activities. In addition to any other powers and responsibilities provided for in this Act, the Commissioner may produce any report for any public body as he may deem appropriate. 40. Reports. (1) The Commissioner shall, within three months after the end of each financial year, lay before the National Assembly an annual report on compliance by public bodies with this Act, the activities of his or her office during that financial year. (2) The Commissioner may from time to time lay before the National Assembly such other reports as he or she deems appropriate. 41. Protection of Commissioner. (1) No criminal or civil proceedings shall lie against the Commissioner, or against any person acting on behalf of or under the direction of the Commissioner, for anything done, reported or said in good faith in the course of the exercise of any power or duty pursuant to this Act. (2) For the purposes of the law of libel or slander, anything said or any information supplied pursuant to an investigation under this Act is privileged, unless that information is shown to have been said or supplied with malice. PART 6 ENFORCEMENT BY COMMISSIONER 42. Complaint to Commissioner. A person who has made a request for information may apply to the Commissioner for a decision that a public body has failed to comply with an obligation under Part 2, including by– (a) refusing to indicate whether or not it holds a record, or to communicate information, contrary to section 5; (b) failing to respond to a request for information within the time limits established in section 10; (c) failing to provide a notice in writing of its response to a request for information, in accordance with section 11; (d) failing to communicate information forthwith, contrary to section 11(3); (e) charging an excessive fee, contrary to section 12; or failing to communicate information in the form requested, contrary to section 13. 43. Complaint decision. (1) The Commissioner shall, subject to subsection (2), decide an application made

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