If an applicant is not satisfied with the outcome of the decision communicated by the Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC), he/she may lodge an appeal with the Information and Data Protection Tribunal within thirty (30) days of receipt of such communication. Soon after the IDPC decides on a complaint, a decision notice will be issued to both applicant and public authority. It should be noted that the public authority may also resort to this appeal mechanism. Further to this, as stated in Article 40 of the FOIA, decisions of the Tribunal are subject to appeal to the Court of Appeal as outlined in Article 51 of the Data Protection Act. Refer to the section ‘About Us’ to find the contact details of the Information and Data Protection Tribunal.