that, any further action is unnecessary or inappropriate.
(3) In any case where the Commission decides to take no action, or no further
action, on a complaint, the Commission shall inform the complainant of that
decision and the reasons for it.
Pre-investigation by the Commission
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Before proceeding to investigate any matter in terms of this Part, the Commission
shall inform the complainant and the data controller to whom the investigation
relates of the –
(a) the details of the subject matter of the investigation; and
(b) right of the data controller to submit to the Commission, within 14 days, a
written response in relation to the subject-matter of the investigation.
Investigation proceedings of the Commission
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(1) For the purpose of the investigation of a complaint, the Commission may –
(a) summon and enforce the appearance of persons before the
Commission and compel them to give oral or written evidence on
oath and to produce any records and things that the Commission
considers necessary to enable it to investigate the complaint;
(b) administer oaths;
(c) receive and accept any evidence and other information whether on
oath, by affidavit or otherwise, that the Commission deems fit,
whether or not it is or would be admissible in a court of law;