Section 89
Liability
Part 7 · General Provisions
No person is criminally or civilly liable for anything done in good faith in the exercise or performance or purported exercise or performance of any power or duty in terms of this Act or the rules made under section 79.
[S 89 substituted by s 28 of Act 66 of 2008.]
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
- Good-faith exercise of PAIA powers and duties attracts no criminal or civil liability — protection for officers who act honestly.
- It protects genuine judgement calls, not bad-faith obstruction (which the offences in s.90 target).
Relevant tool
PopiGuard helps your information officer act in documented good faith — the exact posture s.89 protects.
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