POPI Act Documents
- The Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Act 4 of 2013)
- The Protection of Personal Information Act: Regulations: Information register (English / Afrikaans), GG 42110, RG 10897, GoN 1383, 14 Dec 2018
- Protection of Personal Information Act: Commencement of certain sections (English / Afrikaans), GG 43461, RG 11136, P 21, 22 Jun 2020.
Sections 2 to 38; 55 to 109; 111; and 114(1), (2) and (3) shall commence on 01 July 2020 and sections 110 and 114(4) shall commence on 30 June 2021. - The Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act 2 of 2000)
The Promotion of Access to Information Amendment Act, 2002 (Act 54 of 2002)
Policies, Guidance Notes and Notices
- Notice relating to Codes of Conduct issued in accordance with the provision of section 63(2)(a)(ii)( of the Protection of Personal Information Act No 4 of 2013 (POPIA).
- A standard for making and dealing with complaints under approved codes of conduct, issued, 01 Mar 2021
- Checklist that accompanies the Guideline to Develop Codes of Conduct has also been issued, 03 Mar 2021
- Guidelines to develop Code of Conduct, 15 Feb 2021, issued under the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA).
Xhosa Version - Guidance Note on the processing of personal information in the management and containment of Covid-19 Pandemic in terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 Of 2013 (POPIA), 03 Apr 2020
- Guidance Note on the processing of personal information of a Voter by a Political Party in terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013, 28 Jan 2019
- Charter of Roles and Responsibilities of Members of the Information Regulators, signed 20 June 2018
- Policy on Website Privacy, signed 20 June 2018
- Code of Ethics and Conduct, signed 06 June 2018
- Policy on Disclosure of Interests, signed 21 September 2017
- Policy on Formulation of Policies, signed 18 April 2017
Forms
Promotion of Access to Information
- J750 ENG / J755 AFR
Form A – Request for access to record of Public Body (Section 18(1) of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000)) [Regulation 6] - J751 ENG / J756 AFR
Form B – Notice of Internal Appeal (Section 75 of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000)) [Regulation 8] - J752 ENG / J754 AFR
Form C – Request for access to record of Private Body (Section 53(1) of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000)) [Regulation 10] - J753 ENG / J757 AFR
Form D – AUTOMATICALLY AVAILABLE RECORDS AND ACCESS TO SUCH RECORDS: (Section 15 of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act 2 of 2000)) [Regulation 5A] - J749 ENG / J758 AFR
Form E – AUTOMATICALLY AVAILABLE RECORDS AND ACCESS TO SUCH RECORDS: (Section 52 of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act 2 of 2000)) [Regulation 9A]
