*-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 273
DATE OF PUBLICATION: FRIDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2011 [IQP No 2 -2011] SECOND
SESSION, FOURTH PARLIAMENT
273. Mr I M Ollis (DA) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries:
(1) How many documents have (a) her (i) ministry and (ii) department and
(b) any (i) institution or (ii) agency which receives transfers from her
departmental budget classified as (aa) top secret, (bb) secret, (cc)
confidential and (dd) restricted under the provisions of the Minimum
Information Security Standards that were adopted by the Cabinet on 4
December 1996 in the (aaa) 2005-06, (bbb) 2006-07, (ccc) 2007-08, (ddd)
2008-09 and (eee) 2009-10 financial years;
(2) what is the (a) name and (b)(i) rank or (ii) employment level of the
official who decided on the classification at each specified public body? Â
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Reply
1) All documents generated by the Government are classified, according
to the MISS regulations, at the appropriate level.
2) Officials responsible for the classification of documents comply
with the MISS regulations in terms of their own individual security
clearance and employment levels.