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PAIA compliance notice in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act

Last week, the information regulator issued PAIA compliance notices to several public and private bodies in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA). Although the regulator's notice is addressed to public bodies and to "Deputy Information Officers", [...]

What is a private body or organisation?

The law treats a private body differently from a public body so it is essential that you know the difference. Some laws (like POPIA and PAIA) require private bodies to do specific things (like submit a PAIA report). How the [...]

Is the PAIA manual deadline upon us?

Yes, the PAIA manual deadline was 31 December 2021. You may have received an alarming email warning you to submit your PAIA manual or risk landing up in jail. December 2021 has passed and you're wondering whether you need [...]

What low-risk small business should and shouldn’t do for POPIA

If you have less than 50 employees and your processing of personal information does not pose a significant risk to people, here is what you should and shouldn't do. Most importantly, don't panic. No one is going to jail. There [...]

By |2022-12-20T15:44:53+02:00October 24th, 2021|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , |

Your PAIA Manual and POPIA | Action required

Do you already have a PAIA manual or Access to Information manual? Are you wondering whether it is in-line with the latest laws and regulations in South Africa? Is your PAIA manual in-line with POPIA (Protection of Personal [...]

By |2022-12-20T10:50:27+02:00September 7th, 2021|Categories: Access to Information|Tags: , , , |

Regulator PAIA Manual template available for download

The information regulator has published a regulator PAIA manual template for both a public and a private body. The regulator is trying to help organisations create a manual themselves quickly and easily without having to pay a service provider [...]

By |2021-10-28T15:39:00+02:00September 7th, 2021|Categories: Access to Information|Tags: , , , |

PAIA Manual exemption extended again until 30 June 2021!

The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services has once again exempted most organisations from having to compile a PAIA manual. The Minister has decided to exempt certain private bodies "from compiling the Manual contemplated in section 51(1) of PAIA...". [...]

PAIA Manual exemption extended again until 31 December 2021!

In June 2021, the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services once again exempted all private bodies (except for certain companies) from having a PAIA manual until 31 December 2021. The exemption is only six months, effective from 1 July [...]

By |2022-12-20T10:54:21+02:00June 29th, 2021|Categories: Access to Information|Tags: |

Access to Information Manual | Draft or review

Do you need an Access to Information manual? What is it anyway? The Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) says that all public and private bodies in South Africa need to create a manual that contains, amongst other things: [...]

By |2022-12-20T10:45:20+02:00June 29th, 2021|Categories: Access to Information|Tags: , , |

One for the group or each entity within the group?

The Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) states that the head of a private body is the Information Officer, and they should compile a PAIA manual for the private body and update the manual regularly (unless exempt). According to [...]

By |2022-12-20T10:57:28+02:00April 28th, 2021|Categories: Access to Information, POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , |