Civilian Secretariat for Police Service Act, 2011 (Act No. 2 of 2011)RegulationsCivilian Secretariat for Police Service Regulations, 2016Chapter 27. Disclosure of information under the control of the Civilian Secretariat and provincial secretariats |
| (1) | No member of the Civilian Secretariat or provincial secretariat may disclose to any other person the contents of any classified information in the possession of the Civilian Secretariat relating to the work done by it without the written authority of the Secretary or the relevant head of the provincial secretariat, in the case of a provincial secretariat. |
| (2) | The Secretary, or the head of provincial secretariat, may grant authorisation to disclose such classified information if— |
| (a) | it is necessary for the performance of the member’s functions in terms of the Act and these Regulations; or |
| (b) | such information has been requested and is cleared through the legislative and policy frameworks applicable to government information. |
| (3) | Any member who, without reasonable justification, contravenes any provision of these regulations shall be guilty of misconduct as defined under the Public Service Regulations and the member may, upon a finding of guilt, be subjected to any permissible sanction that may be imposed. |