Title: Features of the protection of personal information bill, 2009 and the law of delict
Abstract: Thirty-five years ago the author came to the conclusion in his doctoral thesis on the right to privacy that the introduction of so-called data-protection legislation in our country was urgently necessary, in order to protect persons (natural or juristic) against the processing of their personal information by the state and private persons (individuals and corporations alike). In his inaugural lecture as professor at the University of South Africa in 1979, he reiterated the need for such legislation (with specific focus on the activities of credit bureaux). In 2002 he was appointed as leader of Project 124 of the South African Law Reform Commission dealing with privacy and data protection with the aim of developing draft legislation for South Africa. The report, including the Protection of Personal Information Bill, was published in February 2009 and submitted to the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development for consideration by the government. After two years there is still no certainty that the Bill will become law although it has been introduced in the National Assembly and is still being scrutinised by parliamentary committees. Against this background he decided to move full circle at his alma mater, the University of the Free State, by returning to the topic of his first inaugural lecture.
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-09-21
Language: en
Type: article
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