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Section 77I

Information Notice

Part 4 · Appeals Against Decisions · Chapter 1A — Complaints to Regulator

(1) For the purposes of the investigation of a complaint the Information Regulator may serve the information officer or head of a private body with an information notice requiring said party to furnish the Information Regulator, within a specified period, in a form specified in the notice, with the information specified in the notice.

(2) An information notice in terms of subsection (1) must be accompanied by— (a) reasons for the issuing of the notice; and (b) particulars of the right to appeal conferred by section 78(4).

(3) Section 90(3) to (9) of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013, applies to the serving of an information notice in terms of this Chapter.

Source: SAFLII — Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (consolidated, updated 11 October 2024) — cross-checked verbatim before publishing.
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What this means in practice

  • The Regulator can compel a body to furnish specified information within a set period by serving an information notice, with reasons and a right of appeal to court.
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