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The Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (or PAIA; Act No. 2 of 2000) is a freedom of information law in South Africa.It gives the constitutional right of access to any information held by the State and any information held by private bodies that is required for the exercise and protection of any rights.
The Promotion of Access to Information Act [5] (PAIA) was enacted in response to the constitutional mandate, and came into force in large part in March 2001. Its preamble acknowledges the "secretive and unresponsive culture" of the pre-democratic era, and asserts that one object of PAIA is to "foster a culture of transparency and accountability in public and private bodies."
The South African History Archive Trust, better known as SAHA, is an independent archive dedicated to documenting, supporting and promoting greater awareness of past and contemporary struggles for justice through archival practice, outreach, and the utilisation of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (PAIA). [1]
The Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA or the PoPI Act) is a piece of legislation which governs the law of data protection and privacy in South Africa. [1] The act was passed to regulate the right to privacy, as enshrined by section 14 of the Constitution of South Africa, and would work in conjunction with the Promotion of Access to Information Act.
Under the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2000 (PAIA), the SANDF also provides access to current and historical information the SANDF holds and provides a manual [36] with procedures for obtaining access. Some categories of records are "automatically available" that are "available without a person having to request access in terms of the ...
Paia may refer to: PAiA Electronics, an American synthesizer kit company established in 1967; Paia, Hawaii, a census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii; Paia, Achaea, a municipal unit in Achaea, Greece; Paia, a type of embutido, an Iberian variety of cured, dry sausage; Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000, a South African law
In summary, an action will qualify as administrative action under the PAJA if it is a decision; by an organ of state (or a natural or juristic person) when exercising a public power or performing a public function; in terms of any legislation (or in terms of an empowering provision) that adversely affects rights; that has direct, external legal ...
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