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Information Officer Declaration
Council for GeoscienceRef: https://www.geoscience.org.za/information-officer-declaration/
Official source
Source domain: geoscience.org.za
Collected on 1 August 2026
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What this means
This document is a web page titled “Information Officer Declaration” for the Council for Geoscience. It states that, under South Africa’s POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act) Section 55, the Council for Geoscience must appoint and register a designated Information Officer, and it provides a declaration date of 31 July 2026. The page indicates the Information Officer name is “not yet set” and that the Information Officer has not yet been registered, with an action prompt to register at justice.gov.za/inforeg. It also lists the Information Officer’s responsibilities regarding POPIA compliance, handling POPIA requests, working with the Information Regulator, and developing and monitoring a complaints procedure.
Facts
Reference
https://www.geoscience.org.za/information-officer-declaration/
Key Takeaways
- Organisation: Council for Geoscience
- Legal basis: POPIA Section 55 (Designated Information Officer)
- Declaration date: 31 July 2026
- Information Officer name: not yet set
- Status: Information Officer not yet registered
- Registration link: justice.gov.za/inforeg
- Responsibilities listed: POPIA compliance, handling POPIA requests, working with Information Regulator, complaints procedure
- Council for Geoscience
- Information Regulator
- POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act)
- justice.gov.za
Dates
Closing Date
31 July 2026