What will be the penalty if a department is not able to meet the deadline for proactive disclosure (120 days)?
(Last edited: Wednesday, 18 January 2023, 2:15 PM)
Answer:
There is no penalty for not meeting this deadline. But it is advisable to publish as much information as possible within the deadline and give it wide media publicity so that people know that Government is earnest about implementing the law. It must be noted that the Information Commission has the power [Sec.19(8)(a)(vi)] to receive from a public authority an annual compliance report in relation to Sec.4. This reporting mechanism will technically make the public authority answerable to the Information Commission on all acts of commission and omission in relation to proactive disclosure.
