THE SECRETARY, HCIMA AND THE CHAIRMAN, HCIMA [2000]DLCHRAJ5875

Date	2000-10-12
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/217/98/91
Citation No.	[2000]DLCHRAJ5875

CHRIS AKUFFO OPOKU

[2000]DLCHRAJ5875
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B050">THE SECRETARY, HCIMA<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B050">THE CHAIRMAN, HCIMA<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>(CHRAJ)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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Our Ref: CHRAJ/217/98/91&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 12/10/2000<o:p></o:p>

</div>COMMISSIONER:<o:p></o:p>CHRIS
AKUFFO OPOKU DEPUTY CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER FOR: COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>By a petition dated 5/6/98 the complainant
complained against the conduct of an annual general elections of the Hotel
&amp; Catering International Management Association.<o:p></o:p>According
to the complainant there had been no election for many years because there were
not enough corporate members. When it was time for them to hold an election, a
meeting was held but a consensus could not be reached as to the conduct of the
election. Some members stormed out of the meeting. However the remaining
members went on to hold the elections and declared a winner without the other
members, contrary to the Constitution of the Association. Furthermore some
members who were allowed to stand for the elections were not fully paid up
members and some unknown people were allowed to vote.<o:p></o:p>The complainant wanted the Commission to
investigate the matter and to advise the Association on the matter.<o:p></o:p>Several
invitations extended to the complainant to call at the Commission for
discussions were not honored and comments requested from the respondent were
not provided. The Complainant later informed the Commission that the matter had
been referred to the Ministry of Tourism and that she wished to withdraw her
petition.<o:p></o:p>In
the circumstance, the Commission ceased to investigate the matter in accordance
with section 13(1)(b) of Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice
, Act 1993 (Act 456) which states:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">“Where in the course of the investigation
of any complaint it appears to the Commission -<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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that having regard to all the circumstances of the case, any further
investigation is unnecessary, it may refuse to investigate the matter
further,"<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>

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