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PAIA Form 4, a prescribed internal appeal form
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Source domain: visiteasterncape.co.za
Collected on 7 October 2026
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What this means
This is PAIA Form 4, a prescribed internal appeal form. It records the appellant, the public body, the decision being challenged, the grounds of appeal and the preferred notification method, and includes an official-use section for recording the appeal outcome.
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INTERNAL APPEAL FORM FORM 4 [Regulation 9]
A person can use this form to lodge an internal appeal against specified PAIA access, fee, extension, or access-format decisions, including a decision to grant access.
- Who it is for
- People lodging PAIA internal appeals and third parties appealing on behalf of another person
- How to act on it
- Complete the form, identify the decision being appealed, state the grounds and any other relevant information, choose a notification method, sign and date it, and attach proof of capacity or additional signed pages where applicable.
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INTERNAL APPEAL FORM FORM 4 [Regulation 9]
Who can apply
What matters before you act: the conditions this listing sets, as Govermate read them.
- A third party lodging an appeal on behalf of another person must attach proof of the capacity in which the appeal is lodged, if applicable.
Facts
Places
Eastern Cape
Key Takeaways
- PAIA Form 4 [Regulation 9]
- Internal appeal against access refusals and other specified access decisions
- Appeals may concern fees under section 22, extensions under section 26(1), and access format under section 29(3)
- The appellant must state the grounds of appeal and sign the form
- No appeal deadline is printed