Section 60
Form of access
Part 3 · Access to Records of Private Bodies · Chapter 3 — Manner of Access
If access is granted to a record of a private body, the head of that body must, as soon as reasonably possible after notification in terms of section 56, but subject to section 57, give access in— (a) such form as the requester reasonably requires; or (b) if no specific form of access is required by the requester, such form as the head reasonably determines.
Source: SAFLII — Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (consolidated, updated 11 October 2024) — cross-checked verbatim before publishing.
Beyond the text
What this means in practice
- Once access is granted, give it in the form the requester reasonably requires — or, if none is specified, a form you reasonably determine.
- Access must follow ‘as soon as reasonably possible’ after the s.56 notice (subject to any s.57 extension).
- Granting a request is not the end of the duty — actually delivering the record is.
Relevant tool
PopiGuard tracks the fulfilment step too — so a granted request actually reaches the requester on time and in the right form.