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MANUAL PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 51 OF THE PROMOTION OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT,
NO 2 OF 2000
INDEX
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1.
Introduction
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Contact
details |
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Guide in terms of Section
10 of the Act |
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| 4.
Notices in terms of Section
52(2) of the Act |
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| 5.
Information or documents
available in accordance with other
legislation |
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| 6.
Information or documents
held by Michael Burger Attorneys in terms of
the Act |
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| 7.
Other
information |
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| 8.
Availability of the
Manual |
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| 1.
INTRODUCTION |
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The aim of the manual is to
assist potential requestors as to the procedure to
be followed when requesting access to information
or documents from Michael Burger Attorneys as
contemplated in terms of the Act.
The manual may be amended
from time to time as soon as any amendments
have been finalised, the latest version of the
manual will be made public.
Any requestor is advised to
contact J.M. Burger should he / she require any
assistance in respect of the utilisation of
this manual or the requesting of information or
documents from Michael Burger
Attorneys.
The following word will bear
the following meaning in the
manual:-
“the Act” shall mean the
Promotion of Access to Information Act, No 2 of
2000, together with all relevant regulations
published;
“the / this manual” shall
mean this manual together with all annexures
thereto as available at the offices of Michael
Burger Attorneys from time to
time;
Michael Burger Attorneys”
shall mean Michael Burger Attorneys, structured
as a sole owner which renders legal services
including legal advice and legal representation
to individual clients and businesses /
organisations;
“SAHRC” shall mean the South
African Human Rights
Commission;
“Information Officer” the
sole proprietor of Michael Burger Attorneys has
been appointed as the Information Officer of
Michael Burger Attorneys, to which requests for
information in terms of the Act, should be
addressed.
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| 2.
CONTACT
DETAILS [Section 51(1)(a) of
the Act] |
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Name of body: |
Michael Burger
Attorneys |
| Appointed Information
Officer: |
J.M. Burger |
| Registered
Address: |
Ground Floor, Atrium
Building
60 Glenwood
Road
Lynnwood
Glen
Pretoria, South
Africa |
| Postal
Address: |
P.O.Box 36805
Menlo Park
0102 |
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Telephone
Number: |
+27 12
348-3578 |
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Fax Number: |
+27 12
348-3807 |
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E-mail
Address: |
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Website: |
www.michaelburger.co.za |
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GUIDE IN TERMS OF SECTION 10 OF THE
ACT [Section 51(1)(b) of the
Act] |
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In terms of Section 10 of the
Act a guide will be compiled by the South
African Human Rights Commission containing such
information as may be required by a person who
wishes to exercise any right contemplated in
the Act. The guide will be made available in
all official languages by the SAHRC and is
obtainable from the SAHRC.
Contact details of the South
African Human Rights Commission are as
follows:-
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PAIA Unit
Research and
Documentation Department
Private Bag
2700
HOUGHTON
2041 |
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Telephone
Number: |
+27 11
484-8300 |
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Fax Number: |
+27 11 484-0582 /
1360 |
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E-mail
Address: |
PAIA@Sahrc.org.za |
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Website: |
www.sahrc.org.za |
| 4.
NOTICES IN TERMS OF SECTION 52(2) OF THE
ACT [Section 51(1)(c) of the
Act] |
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At
this stage no notices have been
published. |
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INFORMATION OR DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH OTHER LEGISLATION [Section 51(1)(d) of the
Act] |
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Michael Burger
Attorneys keeps information or
documents in accordance with the following
legislation:- |
- Insolvency Act, No 24 of
1936 (Sections 134 and
155)
- Pension Funds Act, No 24
of 1956
- Income Tax Act, No 58 of
1962 (Section 75)
- Companies Act, No 61 of
1973
- Copyright Act, No 98 of
1978
- Attorneys Act, No 53 of
1979
- Regional Services
Councils Act, No 109 of
1985
- Value Added Tax Act, No
89 of 1991 (Section 65)
- Occupational Health and
Safety Act, No 85 of
1993
- Compensation for
Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, No
130 of 1993 (Section 97)
- Labour Relations Act, No
66 of 1995
- Basic Conditions of
Employment Act, No 75 of 1997 (Section
31)
- Employment Equity Act, No
55 of 1998 (Section
26)Skills
- Development Act, No 97 of
1998
- Medical Schemes Act, No
131 of 1998
- Skills Development Levies
Act, No 9 of 1999
- Unemployment Insurance
Act, No 63 of 2001
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The above records, in so far as
it being of a public nature, are available
automatically without a person having to request
access in terms of the Act, as envisaged in Section
52. |
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INFORMATION OR DOCUMENTS HELD BY MICHAEL BURGER
ATTORNEYS IN TERMS OF THE
ACT [Section
51(1)(e) of the Act] |
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Michael Burger Attorneys holds
the following information or documents listed
herein below:- |
- details relating to the
operational, commercial and financial
interests of Michael Burger
Attorneys;
- commercial
contracts;
- list of trademarks and
pending applications;
- insurance
policies;
- client database (personal
information of clients, commercial and
financial information, information on
contemplated, existing and past litigation,
information on agreements, proposals and
intellectual property of such
clients);
- standard employment
contracts;
- employment equity
reports;
- skills development
reports;
- Michael Burger Attorneys
personnel reports; and personal information
of past, present and prospective employees
and sole proprietor.
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It
is recorded that any and all information or
documents requested pertaining to the aforesaid
shall only be made available to a requestor subject
to the provisions of the Act. None of the
information held by Michael Burger Attorneys is
automatically available without a person having to
request access in terms of and subject to the
provisions of the Act. |
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A
request for information should be in the prescribed
form, addressed to the Information Officer and
submitted against payment of the prescribed
fee. |
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OTHER INFORMATION [Section 51(1)(f) of the
Act] |
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The Minister of Justice and
Constitutional Development has to date not
published any regulations in terms of the
Section. |
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AVAILABILITY OF THE
MANUAL [Section
51(3) of the Act] |
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8.1 This manual is available for
inspection at the offices of Michael Burger
Attorneys, free of charge.
8.2 Copies of the manual may
be obtained, subject to the prescribed fees,
from the offices of Michael Burger
Attorneys
8.3 This manual can also be
accessed on the websites of the SAHRC
(www.sahrc.org.za
) and Michael Burger
Attorneys (www.michaelburger.co.za
) and will be published in
the Government Gazette.
8.4 It should be noted that
the manual accessible on the website of the
SAHRC and in the Government Gazette does not
include the request forms or fee structure. The
request forms and fee structure can be obtained
on the SAHRC website (www.sahrc.org.za
) or the website of the
Department of Justice and Constitutional
Development (www.doi.gov.za
) under
“regulations”.
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