Freedom of InformationMembers of the public who wish
to obtain access to the documents listed hereunder from the Malta Arbitration
Centre [hereinafter referred to as “The Centre”] are to address their request
to:
FOI Officer
E: foi@mac.com.mt
W: www.foi.gov.mt
Complaints Procedure
An applicant whose request
for information is refused, or who is otherwise not satisfied with the
information provided, its format or the extension of the deadline for the submission
of the notification indicating whether a request would be met or not, may
address a complaint to the Ministry for Justice, Culture and Local Government
[hereinafter referred to as “the Ministry”].
The complaint should be
addressed to the Ministry’s Principal FOI Officer, who shall bring the
complaint to the attention of the officer responsible (i.e. the most senior
official within the department). The officer responsible shall reply to the
applicant within ten working days from the receipt of the complaint. The
applicant shall also be informed that he or she may appeal the decision or
otherwise address a complaint to the Information and Data Protection
Commissioner in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (Cap. 496 of the
Laws of Malta).
The officer responsible
shall inform the applicant of the decision taken with respect to his or her
complaint, and in the event of confirmation of a decision not to release the
pertinent information, shall explain the reasons thereof. Whenever the applicant’s complaint is related
to the format of the information provided or to an extension of the deadline
for the submission of the notification indicating whether a request would be
met or not by the Ministry, and the original decision is upheld, the applicant
shall be given an explanation as to why his or her complaint cannot be
positively addressed.
An applicant may also make
use of the above procedure to report failure to meet deadlines or to send
notifications.
Details on the Centre’s Organisational Structure
The policy and general administration of the
affairs and business of The Centre is entrusted to a Board of Governors, appointed
by the President of Malta acting on the advice of the Prime Minister. The current Board of Governors of The Centre consists
of the Chairman, the Deputy Chairperson and two members.
The Centre has a Registrar, who is also the
secretary to the Board and is vested with the legal representation of the
Centre. The Registrar and the other employees
of the Centre [at present, one Office Administrator and two Senior Clerks] are appointed
by the Board under such terms and conditions as the said Board shall deem
appropriate.
The functions and responsibilities of The
Centre are contained in Article 10 (1) of the Arbitration Act, Chapter 387 of
the Laws of Malta.
The Centre’s Office Hours are:
15th September
until 14th July: 08:00-12:30;
13:00-17:00
15th July to 14th
September: 07:30-13:00
The Centre’s Contact Details are:
Malta Arbitration Centre
33, Palazzo Laparelli,
South Street,
Valletta VLT 1100.
Website: www.mac.org.mt
MJCL FOI Website: https://justice.gov.mt/en/ministry/Pages/Freedom-of-Information.aspx
Categories of Documents Held by The Centre (including exempt documents):
- Administration Files
- Personal Files of the
Centre’s Employees
- Minutes of Board Meetings
and other documents related to the workings of the Centre’s Board of Governors
- Applications for membership
to the Centre’s Panels of Arbitrators
- Documents related to the
selection processes to fill vacant new positions within the Centre
At present, The Centre does
not hold manuals and similar types of documents which contain policies,
principles, rules or guidelines, within which decisions or recommendations are
made in respect of members of the public (including bodies corporate and employees
of the public authority in their personal capacity).