| (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 wished to exercise any right contemplated in this Act. |
[Section 10(1) substituted by section 20 of Act No. 55 of 2003]
| (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 designated in terms of section 17(1); |
[Section 10(2)(b)(ii) substituted by section 24 of Act No. 42 of 2001]
| (c) |
such particulars of every private body as are practicable; |
| (d) |
the manner and form of a request for— |
| (i) |
access to a record for 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 |
| (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; |
| (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. |
[Commencement date of section 10: 15 February 2002 (Proclamation No. 9, Gazette No. 23119)]
Environment Conservation Act, 1989
