Protection of Personal Information

Updated:

2012-02-01

Note on progress:

Tabled in NA on 26 August 2009 - further details in Bill Tracker (access for subscribers, or purchase this document)

Preliminary documents:

Privacy and data protection - Discussion Paper 109 (Project 124) - South African Law Reform Commission (2005-10)

Originator:

Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development

Committees:

Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development

Draft Bill

Draft bill full text:

Access to the draft bill on the South African Law Reform Commission website

Year of publication:

2005

Explanatory summary:

Published in GG 32495 of 14 August 2009 - access for Government Gazette subscribers, or purchase this document

Bill

Bill number:

B9-2009

Year of publication:

2009

Bill full text:

Access for Bill Tracker subscribers, or purchase this document

Hearings, briefings and submissions on bill:

Access for Policy Documents subscribers - search for the title 'Protection of Personal Information Bill'

Further Information

SabinetLaw articles:

Draft Green Papers for New Presidency Ministries to be Published by End of August

Protection of Personal Information Bill Goes For EU Model

Justice Portfolio Committee Briefed on Protection of Personal Information Bill

Stakeholders Seek Long-Term Implementation Timeframe for Personal Information Bill

Legislation Remains On Hold Whilst Parliament Closes

Justice Department Provides Update on Bills

Deliberations Continue on Personal Information Bill

News articles:

New law aimed at protecting private individuals from spam – Sunday Independent (2007-06-24) (access to SA Media – search for title)
Industry safe from data bill – ITWeb (2008-02-29)
Comment: 'It's hell out there, trust us' - Mail & Guardian (2008-08-07) (access to SA Media - search for title)
Privacy Bill promises protection - ITWeb (2008-10-08)
Cabinet approves various bills - News24 (2009-08-13)
Privacy law gets Cabinet nod - ITWeb (2009-08-14)
New information protection law on the cards - The Citizen (2009-08-26)
Telemarketers beware! - Natal Witness (2009-08-29) (access to SA Media - search for title)
New bill set to protect personal information - Business Day (2009-10-07)
Bill will protect your personal info - The Citizen (2009-10-08) (access to SA Media – search for title)
Personal data bill met with scepticism - IOL (2009-10-15)
Marketing and your right to privacy - Business Day (2009-10-16)
Censorship fight goes on - The Times (2009-10-16) (access to SA Media - search for title)
A broad remedy that will blight freedom of the press - Times Live (2009-10-17)
More time needed for privacy bill - ITWeb (2009-10-22)
High costs of privacy bill - ITWeb (2009-11-03)
Creeping censorship a threat to the post-apartheid media - Business Day (2009-11-12) (access to SA Media - search for title)
2010 pressure mounts on privacy bill - defenceWeb (2009-11-26)
Privacy Bill to cost billions - ITWeb (2010-02-26)
The right to privacy and confidentiality is under threat - Business Day (2010-03-08) (access to SA Media - search for title)
Bill is writing on the wall for spammers - Business Report (2010-03-16)
Personal information bill will limit cold calling - Mail & Guardian (2010-04-20)
Delayed kick-off for privacy Bill - ITWeb (2010-04-29)
Bill aims to keep personal data safe at work - Business Day (2010-06-15)
Direct marketing agency hails stricter bill - Busines Day (2010-12-08)
No relief for credit consumers - ITWeb (2011-03-18)
Personal Info headache for companies - Business Day (2011-06-13)
PPI Bill implications baffle SA businesses - ITWeb (2011-06-14)
Spam law heads to junk folder - ITWeb (2011-07-08)
Junk mail and the law - don't get personal - Financial Mail (2011-08-25)
Personal info bill to tie state and companies in knot - PwC - Business Report (2011-11-24)

Journal articles:

Perry, S ‘Further down the rabbit hole: identity & access management’ ITWeb brainstorm, Vol 7, Issue 8, Apr 2008, pp. 76-77 & 79

Articles on the Web:

About the Draft Protection of Personal Information Bill – I Currie (updated 2008-06-08)
POPI Bill could render your database worthless - A Gregori, Bizcommunity.com (2010-06-09)
An officer and a regulator - the role of the information protection officer under the Protection of Personal Information Bill - N Kirby, Werksmans (2011-02-08)
The death of opted-in communications in South Africa? - P Streicher, BulkSMS (2011-08)
The Protection of Personal Information Bill 9 of 2009: How does it affect employers? - J Rheeder (2011-12-12)
Direct marketing: unsolicited electronic communication - I Meiring, N Kirby and T Bortz, Werksmans Attorneys (2012-01-31)

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