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PAIA

PAIA

Promotion of Access to Information Act

  • ACT summary and preamble
  • Part 1 | Introductory provisions
    • Chapter 1 | Definitions and interpretation
      • Section 1 | Definitions
      • Section 2 | Interpretation of Act
    • Chapter 2 | General application provisions
      • Section 3 | Act applies to record whenever it came into existence
      • Section 4 | Records held by official or independent contractor of public or private body
      • Section 5 | Application of other legislation prohibiting or restricting disclosure
      • Section 6 | Application of other legislation providing for access
      • Section 7 | Act not applying to records requested for criminal or civil proceedings after commencement of proceedings
      • Section 8 | Part applicable when performing functions as public or private body
    • Chapter 3 | General introductory provisions
      • Section 9 | Objects of Act
      • Section 10 | Guide on how to use Act
  • Part 2 | Access to records of public bodies
    • Chapter 1 | Right of access, and specific application provisions
      • Section 11 | Right of access to records of public bodies
      • Section 12 | Act not applying to certain public bodies or officials thereof
      • Section 13 | Body determined to be part of another public body
    • Chapter 2 | Publication and availability of certain [public] records
      • Section 14 | Manual on functions of, and index of records held by, public body
      • Section 15 | Voluntary disclosure and automatic availability of certain records
      • Section 16 | Information in telephone directory
    • Chapter 3 | Manner of access [to public body records]
      • Section 17 | Designation of deputy information officers, and delegation
      • Section 18 | Form of requests
      • Section 19 | Duty to assist requesters
      • Section 20 | Transfer of requests
      • Section 21 | Preservation of records until final decision on request
      • Section 22 | Fees
      • Section 23 | Records that cannot be found or do not exist
      • Section 24 | Deferral of access
      • Section 25 | Decision on request and notice thereof
      • Section 26 | Extension of period to deal with request
      • Section 27 | Deemed refusal of request
      • Section 28 | Severability
      • Section 29 | Access and forms of access
      • Section 30 | Access to health or other records
      • Section 31 | Language of access
      • Section 32 | Reports to Information Regulation
    • Chapter 4 | Grounds for refusal of access to public body records
      • Section 33 | Interpretation
      • Section 34 | Mandatory protection of privacy of third party who is natural person
      • Section 35 | Protection of certain SARS records
      • Section 36 | Mandatory protection of commercial information of third party
      • Section 37 | Mandatory protection of certain confidential information, and protection of certain other confidential information, of third party
      • Section 38 | Mandatory protection of safety of individuals, and protection of property
      • Section 39 | Protection of police dockets in bail proceedings
      • Section 40 | Mandatory protection of records privileged from production in legal proceedings
      • Section 41 | Defence, security and international relations of Republic
      • Section 42 | Economic interests and financial welfare of Republic and commercial activities of public bodies
      • Section 43 | Mandatory protection of research information of third party, and protection of research information of public body
      • Section 44 | Operations of public bodies
      • Section 45 | Frivolous or vexatious requests
      • Section 46 | Mandatory disclosure in public interest
    • Chapter 5 | Third party notification and intervention
      • Section 47 | Notice to third parties
      • Section 48 | Representations and consent by third parties
      • Section 49 | Decision on representations for refusal and notice thereof
  • Part 3 | Access to records of private bodies
    • Chapter 1 | Right of access
      • Section 50 | Right of access to records of private bodies
    • Chapter 2 | Publication and availability of certain [private] records
      • Section 51 | Manual
      • Section 52 | Voluntary disclosure and automatic availability of certain records
    • Chapter 3 | Manner of access [to private body records]
      • Section 53 | Form of request
      • Section 54 | Fees
      • Section 55 | Records that cannot be found or do not exist
      • Section 56 | Decision on request and notice thereof
      • Section 57 | Extension of period to deal with request
      • Section 58 | Deemed refusal of request
      • Section 59 | Severability
      • Section 60 | Form of access
      • Section 61 | Access to health or other records
    • Chapter 4 | Grounds for refusal of access to private body records
      • Section 62 | Interpretation
      • Section 63 | Mandatory protection of privacy of third party who is natural person
      • Section 64 | Mandatory protection of commercial information of third party
      • Section 65 | Mandatory protection of certain confidential information of third party
      • Section 66 | Mandatory protection of safety of individuals, and protection of property
      • Section 67 | Mandatory protection of records privileged from production in legal proceedings
      • Section 68 | Commercial information of private body
      • Section 69 | Mandatory protection of research information of third party, and protection of research information of private body
      • Section 70 | Mandatory disclosure in public interest
    • Chapter 5 | Third party notification and intervention
      • Section 71 | Notice to third parties
      • Section 72 | Representations and consent by third parties
      • Section 73 | Decision on representations for refusal and notice thereof
  • Part 4 | Appeals against decisions
    • Chapter 1 | Internal appeals against decisions of information officers of certain public bodies
      • Section 74 | Right of internal appeal to relevant authority
      • Section 75 | Manner of internal appeal, and appeal fees
      • Section 76 | Notice to and representations by other interested persons
      • Section 77 | Decision on internal appeal and notice thereof
    • Chapter 1A | Complaints to regulator
      • Section 77A | Complaints
      • Section 77B | Modes of complaints to Regulator
      • Section 77C | Action on receipt of complaint
      • Section 77D | Regulator may decide to take no action on complaint
      • Section 77E | Pre-investigation proceedings of Regulator
      • Section 77F | Settlement of complaints
      • Section 77G | Investigation proceedings of Regulator
      • Section 77I | Information Notice
      • Section 77H | Assessment
      • Section 77J | Enforcement Notice
      • Section 77K | Non-compliance with Enforcement Notice
    • Chapter 2 | Applications to court
      • Section 78 | Applications RE decisions of relevant authorities or Regulator
      • Section 79 | Procedure
      • Section 80 | Disclosure of records to, and non-disclosure by, court
      • Section 81 | Proceedings are civil
      • Section 82 | Decision on application
  • Part 5 | Information regulator
    • Section 83 | Additional functions of Information Regulator
    • Section 84 | Report to National Assembly by Information Regulator
    • Section 85 | Expenditure of Information Regulator in terms of Act
  • Part 6 | Transitional arrangements
    • Section 86 | Application of other legislation providing for access
    • Section 87 | Extended periods for dealing with requests during first two years
    • Section 88 | [ ……….]
  • Part 7 | General provisions
    • Section 89 | Liability
    • Section 90 | Offences
    • Section 91 | Amendment of Public Protector Act 23 of 1994
    • Section 91A | Designation and training of presiding officers
    • Section 92 | Regulations
    • Section 93 | Short title and commencement

Part 1 | Introductory provisions

Chapter 1 | Definitions and interpretation

Chapter 2 | General application provisions

Chapter 3 | General introductory provisions

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