GEORGE TOWN: A lineup comprising mostly of lawyers will now head the Penang Appeals Board after a motion was passed in the Penang State Assembly to appoint the board comprising of six members which falls under the Penang Freedom of Information Enactment 2010 [Enactment 16].
The Appeals Board caters to those whose application for information has been rejected while the enactment provides disclosure of information for public interest and their right to access the information from every department in the state government and any other matters connected to it.
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