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Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)

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What this means

This document is the South African Government Gazette publication of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000). It states that the President assented to the Act on 2 February 2000 and that it is published for general information in Government Gazette Vol. 16 No. 20852 (Cape Town, 3 February 2000). The Act gives effect to the constitutional right of access to information held by the State and by other persons, and sets out rules for requesting records, grounds for refusal, third-party notification, appeals, and roles of the Human Rights Commission. The excerpt includes the Act’s preamble and a detailed contents outline, plus the beginning of the definitions section.

Facts

Places

City of Cape Town, Western Cape

Reference

https://howickhigh.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/PAIA-Promotion-of-Access-to-Information-Act-2000-002.pdf

Key Takeaways

  • Act: Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000)
  • President’s assent date: 2 February 2000
  • Publication: Government Gazette, Cape Town, 3 February 2000, Vol. 16 No. 20852
  • Purpose: give effect to constitutional right of access to information held by the State and by other persons
  • Key structure: Parts on access to records of public bodies and private bodies, appeals, Human Rights Commission functions, transitional arrangements, and general provisions
  • Excerpt includes definitions such as 'information officer', 'court', 'Human Rights Commission', and 'access fee'
  • President of South Africa
  • Parliament of the Republic of South Africa
  • Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996)
  • South African Human Rights Commission
  • Minister (Cabinet member responsible for the Act, as referenced in definitions)
  • Public Service Act, 1994 (Proclamation No. 103 of 1994)
  • Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act No. 117 of 1998)
  • Public Protector Act 23 of 1994