The Access to Information Act, in a format you'll actually use.
The Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA), as amended, as clean, linkable, searchable web pages, each with a plain-English “what this means” layer for South African organisations and the people who request records from them. No PDF, no paywall, no sign-up.
This is a reference for general information. It is not the Information Regulator and does not constitute legal advice.
Read the Act, section by section
Every Part, Chapter and section, cross-linked and searchable.
See the full contents → Start hereThe PAIA manual (s.51)
Every private body needs one, and it must now cover POPIA too. See what it must contain.
Open Section 51 → The rightAccess to private-body records (s.50)
When someone can demand your records, and the three tests every request must pass.
Open Section 50 → CompanionThe POPI Act, its sister site
PAIA and POPIA are the two information-rights Acts, administered by the same Regulator.
Visit thepopiact.co.za →The dates that matter
When PAIA came into force, and how it has changed.
The seven Parts
The structure of the Act, at a glance.
Reading the Act is step one. Complying is the job.
Start with the free POPIA Compliance Status Assessment to see where you stand on the data-privacy duties now folded into PAIA, a structured online assessment reviewed by Celagenix data-privacy specialists, with a personalised compliance status report and no obligation. PopiGuard then turns PAIA into a guided programme for South African organisations, your section 51 manual, your access-request handling, and the POPIA duties folded into both.