Within seven days after a grievance is filed, the Committee Secretariat must deliver a copy of the petition and its attachments to the Authority. The Authority must prepare a response memorandum and deposit it with the Secretariat, together with any necessary papers and documents, within 30 days after receiving the petition. The grievant or an authorised representative may inspect the Authority's response and attachments, subject to preserving the confidentiality of the data and information they contain.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official Arabic text and the current version.