The 1st of July 2021 is firmly fixed in our minds as the
date that all organisations needed to be POPI compliant by.
One such requirement is Regulation 4 that came into effect
on 1 May 2021 and requires that an Information Officer is registered on the
government’s electronic portal.
Non-compliance could result in an offence in terms of the
POPI Act, an Information Regulator Notice and a possible criminal charge with a
hefty fine, imprisonment or both. So, if you haven’t done so yet, now is the
time to act.
Who to appoint as your Information Officer
Any person authorised as an Information Officer should be at
an executive level or an equivalent position. This means that only an employee
at a level of management or above should be considered for authorisation as
your Information Officer.
The duties of the Information Officer are to ensure that the
organisation complies with the provisions of POPI, deals with requests made
under POPI and assists the Information Regulator with any investigations
concerning the organisation.
Read our full article for a list of the duties and
responsibilities of an Information Officer here.
How do you register an Information Officer?
- Download the registration form here
- Complete the form and email it to registration.io@inforegulator.org.za
- You should receive an acknowledgement of your registration within 7 days
- Shortly thereafter, you will receive the certificate with a reference number
- If you are experiencing difficulties, please contact the Information Regulator on 010 023 5241/42 or via email at registration.io@inforegulator.org.za
A full Guidance Note on the registration of Information
Officers is available on https://inforegulator.org.za/
Access the TPN POPI-Portal here.
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