Regulations > Regulations Relating to Appeals and Applications for Exemptions, 2003 > Part III : General Provisions > 9. Duties of director and role of the Authority

(1)	The director must ensure that—

(a)	proper administrative systems are in place to enable the Authority to perform its administrative functions in terms of these regulations;

(b)	the Authority complies with all its duties in terms of these regulations properly and timeously; and

(c)	the Authority respects and promotes the independence of any appeal committee.

(2)	The administrative work relating to the functioning of appeal committees and the submission of applications for exemptions to the Minister is performed by the Authority.

(3)	The director must appoint a staff member of the Authority—

(a)	for the purposes of dealing with appeals—

(i)	to generally communicate and liaise with a presiding officer, subject to regulation 9(1)(c), as may be necessary to facilitate the performance of his or her functions in terms of the Act;

(ii)	to prepare and submit an appeal file to a presiding officer;

(iii)

to receive and deal with requests and other communications from a presiding officer as contemplated in these regulations;

(iv)	to communicate and liaise with an appellant at the request of a presiding officer as contemplated in these regulations;

(v)	to submit documentation, information, submissions or reasons referred to in regulation 4(3) to a presiding officer;

(vi)	to facilitate the provision of administrative support from the Authority to a presiding officer as may be required by him or her for the performance of his or her functions; and

(vii)

to perform any other function incidental to the above; and

(b)	for the purposes of dealing with applications for exemptions and renewals of exemptions—

(i)	to liaise with an applicant as may be necessary in respect of an application;

(ii)	to submit applicant documentation to the Minister;

(iii)

to submit documentation, information or submissions referred to in regulation 7(3) to the Minister;

(iv)	to liaise with the Minister on behalf of the Authority as contemplated in section 1(2) and 20(5) of the Act;

(v)	to receive and deal with any requests and communications from the Minister regarding an application for exemption;

(vi)	to perform the administrative tasks contemplated in these regulations in regard to renewals and reviews of exemptions;

(vii)

to keep a register in which the particulars, as determined by the director, of all exemptions and renewals of exemptions are recorded; and

(viii)

to perform any other function incidental to the above.

Private Security Industry Regulation Act, 2001 (Act No. 56 of 2001)