Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000)

Rules

Rules of Procedure for Application to Court

2. Procedure in an application to court in terms of the Act
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(1) The procedure prescribed in these rules must followed in all applications contemplated in section 78 of the Act.

 

(2) Save as otherwise provided for in these rules, the rules governing the procedures in the court to which an application contemplated in section 78 of the Act is brought shall apply.

 

(3) An application contemplated in section 78 of the Act must brought within 180 days from the date of the applicable event in sections 78(2) and (3): Provided that the court may condone non-compliance with the 180 day period within which to bring such application, where the interests of justice so require.