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GOVERNMENT GAZE~, 3 FEBRUARY 2000
PROMOTION OF ACWS TO INFOWATION ACT, 2000
(h) for the purposes of section 84(b)(x), request the Public Protector to submit to
the Commission information with respect t~
(i) the number of complaints lodged with the Public Protector in respect of
a right conferred or duty imposed by this Act;
(ii) the nature and outcome of those complaints; and
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(i) generally, inquire into any matter, including any legislation, the common law
and any practice and procedure, connected with the objects of this Act.
(4) For the purpose of the annual report referred to in section 84 and if so ruluested
by the Human Rights Commission, the head of a private body may furnish to that
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Commission information about requests for access to records of the body.
(5) If appropriate, and if financial and other resources are available, an official of a
public body must afford the Human Rights Commission reasonable assistance for the
effective performance of its functions in terms of this Act.
Report to National Assembly by Human Rights Commjssjon
84. The Human Rights Commission must include in its annual report to the National
Assembly referred to in section 181(5) of the Constitution—
(a) any recommendation in terms of section 83(3)(a); and
(h) in relation to each public body, particulars of—
(i) Xe number of requests for access received;
(ii) the number of requests for access granted in full;
(iii) the number of requests for access granted in terms of section 46;
(iv) the number of requests for access refused in full and refused partially and
the number of times each provision of this Act was relied on to refuse
access in full or parttily;
(v) the number of cases in which the periods stipulated in section 25(l) were
extendd in terms of secti~ 26( 1);
(vi) the number of internal appeals lodged with the relevant authority and he
number of cases in which, qs a result of an intemd appeal, access was
given to a.recclrd or a p@, ~qre~~
(vii) the number of internal appeals which were lodged on the grQuad that a
request for access was regarded aa having been refused ,in terms of
section 27;
(viii) the number of applications made to every court and the outcome ,tierwf
and the number of decisions of ,eve~ QQurt appealed. against md the
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outcome th@eofi
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(ix) the number of applications to CVQW court wtich were lodged Pn the
ground that an intemd appeal ,was+regarded as,havkg been distised in
terms
of wtion 77(7); ~, , : ,
(x) the number of complaints lodged with the Public Protec~r,in respect of
a right confemed or duty -seal by this Act d the natumand outcome
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thereofl and
(xi) such other matters as may be pmweibeA ,
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Expe@jture of Human M@ta CO@@On jn tew,of 4ct.
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85. Any expenditure, iq, c{)nnectiop wi~ de’ ~~o~~ce pf the Human Rights
Commission’s functions ,m ter~s of us, Act i +qft ~,, @efrayed from moneys 45
appropriated by Parliament to tiat Commission for that E~se+
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TRANSITIONAL PRO~I~N$
Appljcatjon of o t h e r Iegfdatjon prodding for ~t~ ‘‘ : ~
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86. (1) The Minister must, within 12 months after the commencement of section 6, 50
introduce a Bill in Parliament proposing the amendme~ 0%, ,
(a) Part 1 of the Schedule to include the provisions.@ld@& which provide
for or promote access to a record of a publio body; d.
(b) Part 2 of the Schedule to include the provisi-of~stiohwhich provide
for or promote acces!; to a record of a private body.
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(2) Until the amendment of this Act contemplated in subsection (1) ti~t, any
other legislation not referred to in the Schedule which provides for ac~~ ta &wcord of
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