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Statistics Act, 1999 (Act No. 6 of 1999)

3. Purpose of official statistics, and statistical principles

 

(1) The purpose or official statistics is to assist organs of state, businesses, other organisations or the public in—
(a) planning;
(b) decision-making or other actions;
(c) monitoring or assessment of policies, decision making or other actions.

 

(2) Official statistics must protect the confidentiality of the identity of, and the information provided by, respondents and be—
(a) relevant, accurate, reliable and timeous;
(b) objective and comprehensive;
(c) compiled, reported and documented in a scientific and transparent manner;
(d) disseminated impartially;
(e) accessible;
(f) in accordance with appropriate national and international standards and classifications; and
(g) sensitive to distribution by gender, disability, region and similar socio-economic features.