DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NCOP
QUESTION FOR Oral REPLY
QUESTION NO.: 213
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 16 October 2013
(213. Mr D A Worth (DA-FS) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:
(1)(a) How many Promotion of Access to Information Act, Act 2 of 2000,
applications from civil society are awaiting response (i) in the (aa) 2012-
13 and (bb) current financial year, (ii) over (aa) 30 days and (bb) 60 days
and (iii) more than 60 days and (b) what are the reasons for the backlog in
each case;
(2)(a) What measures have been implemented to rectify the backlog and (b)
when will the backlog be cleared? CO601E
Reply:
(a)( i) aa) 2012-2013- None.
( bb) Current financial year - None.
(ii) (aa) over 30 days - None.
(bb) over 60 days - One.
( iii) more than 60 days - None.
(b) There is no backlog regarding the application in the Department.
However, the Department has one request which was partially granted in
terms of PAIA.
(2)(a)The Department does not and has never had any backlog on its PAIA
request.