Maintenance Act, 1998
R 385
Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Act No. 4 of 2013)Chapter 7 : Codes of Conduct65. Guidelines about codes of conduct |
| (1) | The Regulator may provide written guidelines— |
| (a) | to assist bodies to develop codes of conduct or to apply approved codes of conduct; |
| (b) | relating to making and dealing with complaints under approved codes of conduct; and |
| (c) | about matters the Regulator may consider in deciding whether to approve a code of conduct or a variation or revocation of an approved code of conduct. |
| (2) | The Regulator must have regard to the guidelines as set out in section 7(3)(a) to (d) when considering the approval of a code of conduct for the processing of personal information for exclusively journalistic purposes where the responsible party is not subject to a code of ethics as referred to in section 7(1). |
| (3) | Before providing guidelines for the purposes of subsection (1)(b), the Regulator must give everyone the Regulator considers has a real and substantial legitimate interest in the matters covered by the proposed guidelines an opportunity to comment on them. |
| (4) | The Regulator must publish guidelines provided under subsection (1) in the Gazette. |
