Statistics Act, 1999 (Act No. 6 of 1999)3. Purpose of official statistics, and statistical principles |
| (1) | The purpose or official statistics is to assist organs of state, businesses, other organisations or the public in— |
| (a) | planning; |
| (b) | decision-making or other actions; |
| (c) | monitoring or assessment of policies, decision making or other actions. |
| (2) | Official statistics must protect the confidentiality of the identity of, and the information provided by, respondents and be— |
| (a) | relevant, accurate, reliable and timeous; |
| (b) | objective and comprehensive; |
| (c) | compiled, reported and documented in a scientific and transparent manner; |
| (d) | disseminated impartially; |
| (e) | accessible; |
| (f) | in accordance with appropriate national and international standards and classifications; and |
| (g) | sensitive to distribution by gender, disability, region and similar socio-economic features. |