MANUAL
PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 51 OF
THE PROMOTION OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT
2 OF 2000 ("the Act") FOR HOLLIDAY ATTORNEYS

This document is currently only available in English.

INDEX

• Company Overview
• Part I [Section 51(1)(a)]
• Part II [Section 51(1)(b)]
• Part III [Section 51(1)(c)]
• Part IV [Section 51(1)(d)]
• Part V [Section 51(1)(e)]
• Part VI [Section 51(1)(f)]
• Part VI [General]

Company Overview:
Holliday Attorneys is a private body and an attorneys firm as envisaged by the Attorneys Act (Act 53 of 1979). The firm is owned by Mr Carl Ian Holliday and is situated in Pretoria, Gauteng.

PART I
(Section 51(1)(a) of the Act requires the postal and street address, phone and fax number, and if available, electronic mail address of the head of the body)

The head of the body is the owner/sole proprietor, Mr Carl Holliday. No Information or Compliance Officer has been appointed.

Postal Address:		Street Address:		Telephone and Fax numbers:		Electronic Address:
Holliday Attorneys P O Box 11148 Queenswood 0121 South Africa		240 Orient Street Arcadia, Pretoria		Tel: (012) 3423505 Fax: 086680 8267 (direct fax, do not dial area code)		carl@wonderland.co.za http://www.wonderland.co.za/holliday

PART II
(Section 51(1)(b) of the Act requires information on the guide referred to in Section 10, if available and how to obtain access to it)

A guide on how to use the Act is still to be compiled by the Human Rights Commission in terms of Section 10 of this Act. The guide is expected by August 2003. Any queries should be directed to:

The South African Human Rights Commission:
PAIA Unit, The Research and Documentation Department
Postal Address:
Private Bag 2700
2041 Houghton


Telephone: +27 11 484-8300
Fax: +27 11 484-0582

Website: www.sahrc.org.za
E-mail: PAIA@sahrc.org.za

PART III
(Section 51(1)(c) of the Act requires the latest notice in terms of Section 52(2) of the Act regarding the categories of record of the body which are available without a person having to request access in terms of this Act)

The following information is available:

• Information as required by the Law Society of the Northern Provinces on behalf of Attorney's Fidelity Fund in order to obtain a Fidelity Fund Certificate.
• Copy of the current Fidelity Fund Certificate.

PART IV
(Section 51(1)(d) of the Act requires a description of the records of the body which are available in accordance with any other legislation)

• Income Tax Act 58 of 1962
• Unemployment Insurance Act 63 of 2001
• Value Added Tax Act 89 of 1991
• Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 130 of 1993
• Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993
• Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995
• Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997
• Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998
• Skills Development Levies Act 9 of 1999
• Attorneys Act 53 of 1979

PART V
(Section 51(1)(e) of the Act requires sufficient details to facilitate a request for access to a record, a description of the subjects on which records are held and the categories of records held on each subject; this also incorporates Section 53 of the Act which prescribes the form and content of a request)

NOTICE: Due to the nature of the firm, certain documents and the contents of files, whether in computer readable or printed form or not, may be legally privileged or subject to the proper release consent of third parties and may accordingly not be available to the general public.

A: Records that may be Requested

1. Operational Information
   Such information as is required for the day-to-day running of Holliday Attorneys. For instance: internal phone lists; address lists; company policies; directives; contracts; employee records; requisitions; permits; licences; authorisations; approvals; applications; consents and general internal and standard operating procedure information.
2. Communications
   Correspondence, when not deemed of a private, confidential, personal or privileged nature may be requested. Should a request be refused, the reason(s) shall be disclosed.
3. Website
   Holliday Attorneys Internet home page is located at http://www.wonderland.co.za/holliday and is accessable to everyone who has access to the Internet. The home page contains various categories of information relating to the firm, including this Manual.
4. Other Sources of Information
   Holliday Attorneys does not have other sources of information.

B: The Request Procedures

1. Form of request
   
   • A Requester of Information must use the prescribed form to make the request for access to a record. This must be made to the head of the private body. This request must be made to the address, fax number or electronic mail address of the body concerned [s 53(1)].
   • The Requester must provide sufficient detail on the request form to enable the head of the private body to identify the record and the requester. The Requester should also indicate which form of access is required and specify a postal address or fax number in the Republic. The Requester should also indicate if, in addition to a written reply, any other manner is to be used to inform the Requester and state the necessary particulars to be so informed [s 53(2)(a) and (b) and (c) and (e)].
   The Requester must identify the right that is sought to be exercised or protected and provide an explanation of why the requested record is required for the exercise or protection of that right [s 53(2)(d)].
   • If a request is made on behalf of another person, the Requester must submit proof of the capacity in which the Requester is making the request to the satisfaction of the head of the private body [s 53(2)(f)].
2. Fees
   A Requester who seeks access to a record containing personal information about that Requester is not required to pay the request fee. Every other Requester, who is not a personal Requester, must pay the required request fee:
   • The head of the private body must by notice require the Requester (other than a personal Requester) to pay the prescribed request fee (if any) before further processing the request [s 54(1)].
   • The fee that the Requester must pay to a private body is R50. The Requester may lodge an application to the court against the tender or payment of the request fee [s 54(3)(b)].
   • After the head of the private body has made a decision on the request, the Requester must be notified in the required form.
   • If the request is granted then a further access fee must be paid for reproduction and for search and preparation and for any time that has exceeded the prescribed hours to search and prepare the record for disclosure [s 54(6)].

PART VI
(section 51(1)(f) refers to such other information as may be prescribed)

The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development has not made any regulations in this regard.

PART VII
(Section 51(2) requires that the manual must be regularly updated, Section 51(3) requires that the manual must be made available as prescribed, Section 51(4) allows for certain exemption from provisions of this Act)

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• This manual is available in English on the home page, located at http://www.wonderland.co.za/holliday and is still to be published in the Government Gazette.
• No exemptions apply.