Lisa Boogaard

Duties and Responsibilities of the Information Officer in terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act No 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) Both a public and private body have information officer by law. In terms of POPIA: A “private body” means (a)       a natural person who carries or has carried on any trade, business or […]

The Protection of Personal Information Act No 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) is principle based legislation.  Accordingly, there is no one right way of ensuring compliance with the eight conditions in POPIA and other relevant provisions however an overview of suggested steps include: