# Summary

- Link: https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/promotion-of-access-to-information-amendment-draft-bill-2019/summary/
- Published: 2019-08-01T11:26:49+02:00
- Author: dearSA

[ HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE AMENDMENT BILL](https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/promotion-of-access-to-information-amendment-draft-bill-2019/)

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### 1. PURPOSE OF BILL

**1.1** The purpose of the Promotion of Access to Information Amendment Bill (“Bill”),
is to provide for the recordal, preservation and facilitation of access to information
on the private funding of political parties and independent candidates.

This came about as a result of the Constitutional Court decision in My Vote Counts
NPC v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services. In that case the Constitutional
Court declared the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000)(“
PAIA”), invalid to the extent of its inconsistency with the Constitution by failing
to provide for the recordal, preservation and reasonable disclosure of information
on the private funding of political parties and independent candidates.

### 2. OBJECTIVE OF BILL

**2.1** The Bill seeks to amend PAIA to regulate the recordal, preservation and 
availability of information in respect of private funding to political parties and
independent candidates.

**2.2** The clause of the Bill gives an obligation to the accounting officer of 
a political party (which is defined to include an independent candidate), to create
and keep records of;

 * any money paid or donated by persons or entities to a political party **which
   is more than R100 000**;
 * any money lent to the political party; any money paid on behalf of a political
   party;
 * assets, services or facilities provided to a political party;
 * and any sponsorships provided to a political party.

The records must be available on **social media platforms** on a quarterly basis.

Furthermore the clause requires that the records be updated and be made available
on social media platforms of the political party concerned two months before the
election of the National Assembly or provincial legislature and before municipal
elections.

## DOWNLOAD DOCUMENTS

 * [PROMOTION OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION AMENDMENT BILL ](http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/1/190731promotion-of-access-to-information-act-draft.pdf)