GOWWENT G~E~, 3 =BRUARY 2~
PROMO~ON OF ACCESS TO tNFORMA~ON ACT, 2000
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in section 1 ) by consultation, making representations or otherwise, to
participate in or influence—
(i) the formulation of policy; or
(ii) the exercise of powers or performance of duties,
by the body;
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(h) a description of all remedies available in respect of an act or a failure to act by
the body; and
(i) such other information as may be prescribed.
(2) A public body must, if necessary, update and publish its manual referred to in
subsection ( 1 ) at intervtis of not more than one year.
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(3) Each manual must be made available as prescribed.
(4)(a) If the functions of two or more public bodies are closely connected, the
Minister may on request or of his or her own accord determine that the two or more
bodies compile one manual only.
(b) The public bodies in question must share the cost of the compilation and making 15
available of such manual as the Minister determines.
(5) For security, adrnirustrative or financial reasons, the iMinister may, on request or of
his or her own accord by notice in the Gazette, exempt any public body or category of
public bodies from any provision of this section for such period as the Minister thinks fit.
Voluntary disclosure and automatic availability of certain records
15. (1) The information officer of a public body, referred to in paragraph (a) or (b)(i)
of the definition of “public body” in section 1, must, on a periodic basis not less
frequently than once each year, submit to the Minister a description of—
(a) the categories of records of the public body that are automatically available
without a person having to request access in terms of this Act, including such
categories available—
(i) for inspection in terms of legislation other than this Act;
(ii) for purchase or copying from the body; and
(iii) from the body free of charge; and
(b) how to obtain access to such records.
(2) On a periodic basis not less frequently than once each year and at the cost of the
relevant public body, the Minister must, by notice in the Gazerte—
(a) publish every description submitted in terms of subsection ( 1); or
(b) update every description so published.
as the case may be.
(3) The only fee payable (if any) for access to a record included in a notice in terms
of subsection (2) is a prescribed fee for reproduction.
(4) The information officer of a public body may delete any part of a record
contemplated in subsection (1)(a) which, on a request for access, mayor must be refused
in terms of Chapter 4 of this Part.
(5) Section 11 and any other provisions in this Act related to that section do not apply
to any category of records included in a notice in terms of subsection (2).
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Information in telephone directory
16. The Director-General of the national department responsible for government
communications and information services must at that department’s cost ensure the 45
publication of the postal and street address, phone and fax number and, if available,
electronic mail address of the information officer of every public body in every
telephone directory issued for general use by the public as are prescribed.
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Designation of deputy information officers, and delegation
17. (1) For the purposes of this Act, each public body must, subject to legislation
governing the employment of personnel of the public body concerned, designate such
number of persons as deputy information officers as are necessary to render the pubIic
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body as accessible as reasonably possible for requesters of its records.