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Attorneys Act, 1979 (Act No. 53 of 1979)

Rules for the Attorneys' Profession

Part II : Members

Maintenance of records and communications by Council

 

2.6 The Council may, where appropriate, communicate with members and with third parties electronically. In communicating with its members, and in retaining records in electronic form, the Council shall ensure that all electronic communications and records are appropriately safeguarded, and that measures are established and maintained that secure the confidentiality and integrity of the communications and records (whether those records are in paper and text or in electronic form), in terms of generally accepted information security practices appropriate to the information.

 

2.7 The Council shall appoint an information officer, whose functions shall include:
2.7.1 overseeing the security of information processed by the Council;
2.7.2 processing personal information in terms of legislation relating to the protection of personal information;
2.7.3 providing access to information in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, Act 2 of 2000; and
2.7.4 interaction with the information officers of members and of third parties on issues relating to information security, protection of personal information and access to information.