The Ad Hoc Committee on Protection of Information Legislation (National Assembly) invites interested individuals and organisations to submit written submissions on the Protection of Information Bill [B6 – 2010].
This Bill seeks: To provide for the protection of certain information from destruction, loss or unlawful disclosure; to regulate the manner in which information may be protected; to repeal the Protection of Information Act, 1982; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Copies of the Bill can be obtained from Ntombe Mbuqe or on the parliamentary website: www.parliament.gov.za.
Written submissions must be addressed to: The Secretary to Parliament of RSA, P O Box 15, Cape Town 8000 for attention Ms N Mbuqe at (021) 4032319; Fax (021) 465 2857 or by e-mail: nmbuqe@parliament.gov.za. The closing date for written submissions will be Friday, 25 June 2010 at 12:00. Public hearings for those selected for oral presentations will be held at Parliament on Wednesday, 21 and Thursday, 22 July 2010.
Source: Parliament of South Africa
