Documents

Guidelines, Guidance Notes and Notices

Notice: Exemption of certain private bodies from compiling manual, 29 Jun 2021
Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000): Exemption of certain private bodies from compiling manual, 29 Jun 2021
Guidance note on processing of Special Personal Information, 28 June 2021
The purpose of this Guidance Note is to guide responsible parties who are required to obtain authorisation from the Regulator to process special personal information, as provided for in section 27(2) of POPIA.
FORM: Follow this link for the Application form for authorisation to process Special Personal Information [ePDF]
Guidance note on processing of personal information of children, 28 June 2021
The purpose of this Guidance Note is to guide responsible parties who are required to obtain authorisation from the Regulator to process personal information of children, as provided for in section 35(2) of POPIA.
FORM: Follow this link for the Application form for authorisation to process Personal Information of Children [ePDF]

Government Gazettes

Promotion of Access to Information Act: Exemption of certain private bodies from compiling manual, GG 44785, GeN 397, 30 Jun 2021
Protection of Personal Information Act: Information Regulator: Amendment (English/Afrikaans), GG 44782, GeN 395, 30 Jun 2021. Determine 1 February 2022 as the date on which section 58(2) of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (No.4 of 2013) shall become applicable to processing referred to in section 57 of the said Act.

Legislation & Relevant Judgments

Follow the link below to view the relevant pieces of legislation, such as the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Act 4 of 2013) and the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act 2 of 2000); and court judgments.

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