Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000)Schedule 1 : Code of Conduct for Councillors10. Unauthorised disclosure of information |
| (1) | A councillor may not without the permission of the municipal council or a committee disclose any privileged or confidential information of the council or committee to any unauthorised person. |
| (2) | For the purpose of this item ‘privileged or confidential information’ includes any information— |
| (a) | determined by the municipal council or committee to be privileged or confidential; |
| (b) | discussed in closed session by the council or committee; |
| (c) | disclosure of which would violate a person’s right to privacy; or |
| (d) | declared to be privileged, confidential or secret in terms of law. |
| (3) | This item does not derogate from the right of any person to access to information in terms of national legislation. |
