Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Act No. 4 of 2013)

Chapter 10 : Enforcement

79. Pre-investigation proceedings of Regulator

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Before proceeding to investigate any matter in terms of this Chapter, the Regulator must, in the prescribed manner, inform—

(a)the complainant, the data subject to whom the investigation relates (if not the complainant) and any person alleged to be aggrieved (if not the complainant), of the Regulator’s intention to conduct the investigation; and
(b)the responsible party to whom the investigation relates of the—
(i)details of the complaint or, as the case may be, the subject matter of the investigation; and
(ii)right of that responsible party to submit to the Regulator, within a reasonable period, a written response in relation to the complaint or, as the case may be, the subject-matter of the investigation.