NOTUS DISTRIBUTORS (PTY) LTD PAIA MANUAL

• 1.1. The Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 ("the Act") gives effect to the constitutional right of access to any information in records held by public or private bodies that is required for the exercise or protection of any rights.
• 1.2. The Act sets out the procedural requirements attached to requests for information...
• 1.3. The Act also recognises that the right to access information must be balanced with other rights...
• 1.4. This Manual informs requesters of procedural and other requirements which a request for information must meet...

• PAIA Head: Sean Miller
• Physical Address: Refined Business Park, 11 Inanda Road, Hillcrest, Durban, Kwa Zulu Natal, 3610
• Telephone number: 072 901 8865
• Postal Address: Refined Business Park, 11 Inanda Road, Hillcrest, Durban, Kwa Zulu Natal, 3610
• Website: https://notusdistributors.co.za
• E-mail Address of PAIA Head: seanalfredmiller@gmail.com

The South African Human Rights Commission ("SAHRC") is required, as directed by the Act, to compile a guide...

• The South African Human Rights Commission:
• Telephone Number: (011) 484 8300
• Fax Number: (011) 484 7149
• Website: http://www.sahrc.org.za

Information is available in terms of the following legislation...

• Companies Act, 71 of 2008;
• Income Tax Act, 58 of 1962;
• Value Added Tax, Act 89 of 1991;
• Labour Relations Act, 66 of 1995;
• ...

Access to the documents as set out below may be subject to the grounds of refusal...

The Organisation may refuse a request for information on, inter alia, the basis of any of the following...

• 6.1. The mandatory protection of the privacy of a third party who is a natural person...
• 6.2. The mandatory protection of the commercial information of a third party...
• 6.3. The mandatory protection of confidential information of third parties if disclosure would constitute an action for breach of a duty of confidence...

• 7.1. A requester requiring access to information held by the Organisation is to make such a request in the prescribed form...
• 7.2. The prescribed form, which is available on request from the PAIA Head...
• 7.3. The requester must state that the record is required in order to exercise or protect a right...
• 7.4. Subject to the Organisation's rights which pertain any extension as set out in the Act...
• 7.5. The Organisation will give the requestor written notice of its decision...

• 8.1. In terms of the Act, a requestor will only be given access to a record held by the Organisation if:
  • 8.1.1. the record is required for the exercise or protection of a right;
  • 8.1.2. the requestor has complied with all procedural requirements...
  • 8.1.3. access to that record is not refused...

• 9.1. Internal Remedies: The Organisation does not have any internal remedies.
• 9.2. External Remedies: A requester or a third party, who is dissatisfied with the decision of the Organisation... may apply to the High Court...

• 10.1. When a request is received by the Organisation it will require the requester... to pay the prescribed request fee...
• 10.2. If the search for the record has been made and the preparation of the record for disclosure would require more time...
• 10.3. The Organisation will withhold a record until the requester has paid the prescribed fees...
• 10.4. A requester whose request for access to a record has been granted, must pay an access fee...