139:
33:
383:
On 26 November 2015, the SAHRC received notice from the office of the
Minister of Justice and Correctional Services confirming that certain private bodies would be further exempted from compiling and submitting the manual contemplated in section 51 for a period of five years starting from 1 January
424:
The motivation behind the conference is to provide a platform on which information officers (and their appointed delegates) and PAIA implementers can interact with experts on the matter, share challenges and experiences of implementation, and share best-practice tools.
166:
Act to give effect to the constitutional right of access to any information held by the State and any information that is held by another person and that is required for the exercise or protection of any rights; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
315:
Every private body must publish a simple manual in line with
Section 51 of the Act. The manual assists persons who wish to request access to information by providing them with the procedures involved, as prescribed by the Act.
477:
Additionally, the committee must represent the interests of deputy information officers and inform of interventions to accelerate the awareness and implementation of the Act through the secretariat (the SAHRC).
50:
388:
as well as those that are private companies, but are in specific sectors, have a certain number of employees and turn over a specific amount in each financial year.
474:, as well as representatives from civil society, and is tasked with the activity-oversight of the NOIF, as well as the establishment of forums on a provincial level.
301:
97:
560:
69:
519:
76:
83:
271:
442:
keep
Information Officers and Deputy Information Officers abreast of developments in PAIA and International trends in access to information;
65:
445:
give
Information Officers and Deputy Information Officers the opportunity to engage with the SAHRC and to inform the work of the SAHRC;
570:
565:
252:
116:
367:
Thus, in light of these challenges, which are major factors hampering proper implementation of a successful access to information
418:
54:
90:
451:
provide Deputy
Information Officers time and space necessary to organize themselves through coordinating Committees;
471:
401:
Private bodies that are not exempted must still ensure their manuals have been compiled and lodged with the SAHRC.
283:
260:
199:
146:
189:
138:
43:
523:
346:
227:
539:
410:
360:
263:
and any information held by private bodies that is required for the exercise and protection of any
350:
375:, the cross-sectoral National Information Officers Forum was established on 20 September 2006.
545:
392:
448:
provide academics and policy makers with insight on practical impediments in implementation;
398:
Despite the exemption in place, private bodies are still encouraged to comply with the Act.
179:
320:
436:
287:
384:
2016. Private bodies include companies that are not private companies in terms of the
554:
385:
332:
432:
raise awareness; facilitate responsiveness and openness through information sharing;
372:
256:
32:
274:(SAHRC), but since 1 July 2021 has been enforced by the Information Regulator.
356:
Failure to delegate information officers’ powers within the public bodies; and
157:
467:
335:, various concerns have been cited as reasons for non-compliance, such as:
339:
Lack of awareness by public bodies about their duties in terms of the Act;
259:. It gives the constitutional right of access to any information held by
540:
Guide on How to Use the
Promotion of Access to Information Act of 2000
494:
342:
Public bodies not taking their obligations in terms of PAIA seriously;
470:
is composed of deputy information officers from the various tiers of
368:
264:
520:"Understanding PAIA: The National Information Officers Forum and CC"
17:
414:
439:
and respect for human rights within multiple levels of government;
26:
409:
Tha
National Information officers Forum (NIOF) is an annual
306:
Compiling and submitting
Section 32 reports to the SAHRC
297:
Compiling and submitting
Section 14 manuals to the SAHRC
300:Compiling and submitting Section 15 notices to the
221:
213:
205:
195:
185:
175:
145:
131:
57:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
495:"Welcome to Information Regulator South Africa"
66:"Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000"
302:Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
8:
245:Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000
132:Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000
379:Exemption from Compliance by Private Bodies
542:(also referred to as the Section 10 Guide)
353:policies and file plans) in public bodies;
323:have yet to comply with this legislation.
137:
294:Receiving and responding to PAIA requests
117:Learn how and when to remove this message
363:to be responsible for administering PAIA
486:
413:that is hosted in partnership with the
270:The Act was previously enforced by the
163:
546:Government Gazette No. 39504 (GN 1222)
466:Elected by the NOIF, the Coordination
457:accelerate the implementation of PAIA.
393:Government Gazette No. 39504 (GN 1222)
128:
319:Much of the South African public and
286:have a critical role of ensuring the
272:South African Human Rights Commission
7:
454:reward and honour best practice; and
55:adding citations to reliable sources
428:The form has been used a means to:
405:National Information Officers Forum
561:Freedom of information legislation
359:Inability to identify the Unit or
25:
421:held in September of each year.
31:
419:International Right to Know Day
42:needs additional citations for
391:The exemption was gazetted in
1:
415:Open Democracy Advice Centre
278:Role of Information Officers
587:
327:Reasons for Non-Compliance
253:freedom of information law
251:; Act No. 2 of 2000) is a
200:Parliament of South Africa
147:Parliament of South Africa
571:2000 in South African law
566:South African legislation
233:
226:
152:
136:
472:South African government
190:Republic of South Africa
435:cultivate a culture of
462:Coordination Committee
347:information management
228:Freedom of information
499:Information Regulator
417:(ODAC) and marks the
395:on 11 December 2015.
284:information officers
51:improve this article
351:records management
282:In terms of PAIA,
186:Territorial extent
241:
240:
180:Act No. 2 of 2000
127:
126:
119:
101:
16:(Redirected from
578:
528:
527:
522:. Archived from
516:
510:
509:
507:
505:
491:
290:of the Act, by:
206:Assented to
141:
129:
122:
115:
111:
108:
102:
100:
59:
35:
27:
21:
586:
585:
581:
580:
579:
577:
576:
575:
551:
550:
536:
531:
518:
517:
513:
503:
501:
493:
492:
488:
484:
464:
407:
381:
329:
321:private sectors
313:
280:
209:2 February 2000
196:Enacted by
171:
168:
162:
161:
123:
112:
106:
103:
60:
58:
48:
36:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
584:
582:
574:
573:
568:
563:
553:
552:
549:
548:
543:
535:
534:External links
532:
530:
529:
526:on 2015-07-01.
511:
485:
483:
480:
463:
460:
459:
458:
455:
452:
449:
446:
443:
440:
437:social justice
433:
406:
403:
380:
377:
365:
364:
357:
354:
343:
340:
328:
325:
312:
309:
308:
307:
304:
298:
295:
288:implementation
279:
276:
239:
238:
231:
230:
224:
223:
219:
218:
215:
211:
210:
207:
203:
202:
197:
193:
192:
187:
183:
182:
177:
173:
172:
170:
169:
165:
155:
154:
153:
150:
149:
143:
142:
134:
133:
125:
124:
39:
37:
30:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
583:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
558:
556:
547:
544:
541:
538:
537:
533:
525:
521:
515:
512:
500:
496:
490:
487:
481:
479:
475:
473:
469:
461:
456:
453:
450:
447:
444:
441:
438:
434:
431:
430:
429:
426:
422:
420:
416:
412:
404:
402:
399:
396:
394:
389:
387:
386:Companies Act
378:
376:
374:
370:
362:
358:
355:
352:
348:
344:
341:
338:
337:
336:
334:
333:public bodies
326:
324:
322:
317:
310:
305:
303:
299:
296:
293:
292:
291:
289:
285:
277:
275:
273:
268:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
246:
236:
232:
229:
225:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
201:
198:
194:
191:
188:
184:
181:
178:
174:
164:
160:
159:
151:
148:
144:
140:
135:
130:
121:
118:
110:
99:
96:
92:
89:
85:
82:
78:
75:
71:
68: –
67:
63:
62:Find sources:
56:
52:
46:
45:
40:This article
38:
34:
29:
28:
19:
524:the original
514:
502:. Retrieved
498:
489:
476:
465:
427:
423:
408:
400:
397:
390:
382:
373:South Africa
366:
349:systems (no
331:In terms of
330:
318:
314:
281:
269:
257:South Africa
248:
244:
242:
234:
217:9 March 2001
156:
113:
104:
94:
87:
80:
73:
61:
49:Please help
44:verification
41:
555:Categories
482:References
411:convention
311:Compliance
158:Long title
107:March 2012
77:newspapers
468:Committee
261:the State
214:Commenced
361:Division
237:In force
222:Keywords
176:Citation
235:Status:
91:scholar
369:regime
265:rights
93:
86:
79:
72:
64:
504:5 May
345:Poor
98:JSTOR
84:books
506:2022
249:PAIA
247:(or
243:The
70:news
18:PAIA
371:in
255:in
53:by
557::
497:.
267:.
508:.
120:)
114:(
109:)
105:(
95:·
88:·
81:·
74:·
47:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.