PAIA

Promotion of Access to Information Act

VISIT SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD

Visit South Africa is a tourism and online booking platform company in South Africa.

CONTACT DETAILS

Visit South Africa (PTY) LTD Information Officer: Mike Grundling Street Address: St Augustine rd., Paternoster, 7381 Postal Address: St Augustine rd., Paternoster, 7381 Telephone: +27 74 283 5474 E-mail: bookings@visitsouthafrica.co Website: www.visitsouthafrica.co

* A “data subject” as defined in POPIA means the person to whom personal information relates and includes a natural or a juristic person.

* A “responsible party” as defined in POPIA means a public or private body or any other person which, alone or in conjunction with others, determines the purpose of and means for processing personal information.

Promotion of Access to Information Act

The Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA) (The link for this document: https://www.justice.gov.za/paia/paia.htm) is legislation in the Republic of South Africa allowing 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. It applies specifically to South Africa, but is part of the global drive towards freedom of information. The Act is enforced by the Information Regulator.

Section 32(1)(a) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, determines that everyone has a right of access to any information held by the State. Section 32(2) of the Constitution provides for the enactment of national legislation to give effect to this fundamental right. PAIA is the national legislation contemplated in section 32(2) of the Constitution.

Section 9 of PAIA recognises that the right of access to information is subject to certain justifiable limitations aimed at, amongst others:

(a) the reasonable protection of privacy;
(b) commercial confidentiality;
(c) effective, efficient and good governance.