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What is personal information?
February 16, 2009 – 9:03 pm by John Giles
There is a body of law developing relating to personal information. It is therefore critical to know exactly what personal information is. It is defined in law, but has not been interpreted by a court. It could also change in the not too distant future.
Personal information is currently defined in various different pieces of legislation (or potential legislation). They are the:
- Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAI Act);
- Electronic Communications and Transactions Act (ECT Act)
- Protection of Personal Information Bill (PPI Act)
- Protection of Information Bill (PI Act)
The definition of personal information is the same in both PAI Act and the ECT Act. This is obviously no
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