Reproduced by Sabinet Online in terms of Government Printer’s Copyright Authority No. 10505 dated 02 February 1998 144 No. 37067 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26 November 2013 Act No. 4 of 2013 Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 144 No. and year of law Short title Extent of repeal or amendment (3) A third party— (a) that has been unsuccessful in an internal appeal to the relevant authority of a public body; (b) aggrieved by a decision of the information officer of a public body referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of ‘public body’ in section 1 to grant a request for access; [or] (c) aggrieved by a decision of the head of a private body in relation to a request for access to a record of that body[,]; or (d) that is aggrieved by any decision of the Information Regulator, may, by way of an application, within [30] 180 days apply to a court for appropriate relief in terms of section 82. (4) An information officer or relevant authority of a public body or the head of a private body, as the case may be, aggrieved by a decision of the Information Regulator in terms of section 77E(2)(b) or (c) may, by way of an application, within 180 days apply to a court for appropriate relief in terms of section 82.’’. 20. The amendment of the heading of Part 5 by substituting the words ‘‘Human Rights Commission’’ with the words ‘‘Information Regulator’’. 21. The amendment of sections 32, 83, 84 and 85 by substituting the words ‘‘Human Rights Commission’’ wherever they occur, with the words ‘‘Information Regulator’’. 22. The repeal of section 88. 23. The amendment of the long title for the following long title: ‘‘To give effect to the constitutional right of access to any information held by the State and any information that is held by another person and that is required for the exercise or protection of any rights; to provide that the Information Regulator, established in terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013, must exercise certain powers and perform certain duties and functions in terms of this Act; and to provide for matters connected therewith.’’

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