Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000)

1)The Human Rights Commission must, within three years after the commencement of this section, compile in each official language a guide containing such information, in an easily comprehensible form and manner, as may reasonably be required by a person who wishes to exercise any right contemplated in this Act.

2)The guide must, without limiting the generality of subsection (1), include a description of--

a)the objects of this Act;

b)the postal and street address, phone and fax number and, if available, electronic mail address of--

i)the information officer of every public body; and

ii)every deputy information officer of every public body appointed in terms of section 17(1);

c)such particulars of every private body as are practicable;

d)the manner and form of a request for--

i)access to a record of a public body contemplated in section 11; and

ii)access to a record of a private body contemplated in section 50;

e)the assistance available from the information officer of a public body in terms of this Act;

f)the assistance available from the Human Rights Commission in terms of this Act;

g)all remedies in law available regarding an act or failure to act in respect of a right or duty conferred or imposed by this Act, including the manner of lodging--

i)an internal appeal; and

ii)an application with a court against a decision by the information officer of a public body, a decision on internal appeal or a decision of the head of a private body;

h)the provisions of sections 14 and 51 requiring a public body and private body, respectively, to compile a manual, and how to obtain access to a manual;

i)the provisions of sections 15 and 52 providing for the voluntary disclosure of categories of records by a public body and private body, respectively;

j)the notices issued in terms of sections 22 and 54 regarding fees to be paid in relation to requests for access; and

k)the regulations made in terms of section 92.

3)The Human Rights Commission must, if necessary, update and publish the guide at intervals of not more than two years.

4)The guide must be made available as prescribed.