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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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keep Information Officers and Deputy Information Officers abreast of developments in PAIA and International trends in access to information;
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give Information Officers and Deputy Information Officers the opportunity to engage with the SAHRC and to inform the work of the SAHRC;
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Thus, in light of these challenges, which are major factors hampering proper implementation of a successful access to information
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provide Deputy Information Officers time and space necessary to organize themselves through coordinating Committees;
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Private bodies that are not exempted must still ensure their manuals have been compiled and lodged with the SAHRC.
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and any information held by private bodies that is required for the exercise and protection of any
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provide academics and policy makers with insight on practical impediments in implementation;
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Despite the exemption in place, private bodies are still encouraged to comply with the Act.
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2016. Private bodies include companies that are not private companies in terms of the
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raise awareness; facilitate responsiveness and openness through information sharing;
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Failure to delegate information officers’ powers within the public bodies; and
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Lack of awareness by public bodies about their duties in terms of the Act;
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Guide on How to Use the Promotion of Access to Information Act of 2000
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Public bodies not taking their obligations in terms of PAIA seriously;
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is composed of deputy information officers from the various tiers of
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and respect for human rights within multiple levels of government;
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Tha National Information officers Forum (NIOF) is an annual
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Compiling and submitting Section 32 reports to the SAHRC
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Compiling and submitting Section 14 manuals to the SAHRC
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Act No. 2 of 2000
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