3/ the Ombudsman shall have powers necessary for it to carry out the tasks and
responsibilities given to it under this section and it shall get adequate additional budget
necessary for carrying its task from the house of peoples representatives
4/ the chief Ombudsman shall submit annual report to the house of people‟s representatives
on his performance
33. Administrative Appeals
1/ In reviewing any appeal under sub-article 31(4), the Ombudsman may examine any
record held by a public body, except documents subject to a certificate issued in
accordance with Article 35 but, in doing so, shall ensure that any exempt information under
this Proclamation is not disclosed.
2/ The Ombudsman shall decide any appeal under Article 31(4) within thirty days.
3/ The ombudsman shall have the power to reject any appeal, or to order any public body to
provide the requested information or to take such other action as is appropriate to ensure
that the public body meets its obligations under this Proclamation.
34. Court Appeals
1/ Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of the ombudsman may lodge an appeal
against that decision within thirty days to the Federal First Instance Court in the case of
federal public bodies or to the Regional High Court in case of regional public bodies.
2/ Subject to the provisions of Article 35, a court reviewing an appeal under this article may
examine any record of a public body and no such record may be withheld from the court on
any ground.
3/ The court, in deciding the matter, shall not disclose any exempt information under this
Proclamation. the court may, where necessary, receive evidence or hear argument in the
absence of the applicant or his representative.
4/ The court shall decide upon the appeal within thirty days. In addition to the order it gives
on the merits of the case, the court may also order payments of costs or expenses.
35 Issuance of Certificates
1/ In so far as the information sought to be accessed or the existence or non existence of
which is sought to be confirmed relates to national security, national defense or international
relations the head of the public body may issue a certificate certifying that the information
falls within the scope of exceptions set out in Article 22 and that disclosure of the
information would be almost certain to cause serious harm to national security.