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| Promotion of Access to Information Act |
Section 32 of the Bill of Rights contained in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, No. 108 of
1996 ("The Constitution") provides that everyone has the right of access to any information:
- held by the State; and,
- held by another person and that is required for the exercise or protection of any right.
The Promotion of Access to Information Act, No. 2 of 2000 ("the Act") was enacted on 3
February 2000, giving effect to the constitutional right of access to any information held by
the State, and any information held by any other person that is required for the exercise or
protection of any right. Where a request is made in terms of the Act to a private body, that
private body must disclose the information if the requester is able to show that the record is
required for the exercise or protection of any rights, and provided that no grounds of refusal
contained in the Act are applicable. The Act sets out requisite procedural issues attached to
information requests. In terms of Section 51 of the Act, ISA is required to compile this
Manual which provides information as prescribed in the Act.
CLICK HERE to download the Promotion of Access to Information Act Manual.
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