Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967
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I am laying before Parliament under section 10(4) of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act this report, which contains the results of an investigation (C239/98) into the actions of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in respect of The Ostrich Farming Corporation Ltd (the corporation) . Over four hundred people complained to me through Members of Parliament that delay by DTI caused, or made worse, the loss they incurred when the corporation was put into liquidation. My report covers the actions of DTI, and the actions of the Treasury Solicitor's department (TSD), in their dealings with matters concerning the corporation. I did not find maladministration by either DTI or TSD; and I did not consider that the complainants financial losses should be reimbursed by DTI.
