Useful terms Terms Description Access fee This is the fee to be paid by the requester to the public or private body from which you are seeking the information, to cover the costs of finding and copying the records you require. (For more information on access fees see Section 3 of this Guide). Form A Found on the South African Human Rights Commission’s website, and the websites of various other public institutions. This form is used to request access to information held by a public body. (For further information on Form A and requests of access to information to public bodies see Section 3 of this Guide). Form C Also found at the end of the PAIA Act, on the South African Human Rights Commission’s website, and the websites of various other private companies. This form is used to request access to information held by a private body. (For further information on Form C and requests of access to information to private bodies see Section 3 of this Guide). Guide Refers to this Guide on PAIA which has been compiled and published by the South African Human Rights Commission as provided for in Section 10 of PAIA, to assist persons in using and understanding the Act. Information Officer and Deputy The Information Officer (sometimes referred to as IO) is Information Officer the person who has been authorised by the institution in question to handle PAIA requests. For a public body this is the person who is or is acting as the head of the body. So for a municipality it would be the municipal South African Human Rights Commission 8