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Information Regulator

Enforces POPIA and the Promotion of Access to Information Act.

What this authority does

Receives POPIA complaints, registers information officers and adjudicates PAIA access refusals.

Services for the public

  • POPIA complaints
  • PAIA appeals
  • Information officer registration

Before you contact this authority

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