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What Can the Public Protector Do?
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What Can the Public Protector Do?
The Public Protector has the power to do the following:
- Order a person to attend a hearing
- Order a person to give evidence or produce any document
- Enter a person’s home or a workplace if this is necessary for an investigation
A person who is being investigated by the Public Protector has the right to give their side of the story and to be represented at the hearing.
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