Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act 2 of 2000)
Part 2: Access to Records of Public Bodies
Chapter 1: Right of Access, and Specific Application Provisions
11. Right of access to records of public bodies

1)        A requester must be given access to a record of a public body if--

a)        that requester complies with all the procedural requirements in this Act relating to a request for access to that record; and

b)        access to that record is not refused in terms of any ground for refusal contemplated in Chapter 4 of this Part.

2)        A request contemplated in subsection (1) includes a request for access to a record containing personal information about the requester.

3)        A requester’s right of access contemplated in subsection (1) is, subject to this Act, not affected by--

a)        any reasons the requester gives for requesting access; or

b)        the information officer’s belief as to what the requester’s reasons are for requesting access.