93.
Short title and commencement
SCHEDULE
PART 1
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS (ss 1-10)
CHAPTER 1
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS (ss 1-2)
1
Definitions
In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates'access fee' means a fee prescribed for the purposes of section 22 (6) or 54 (6), as the case may be:
'application' means an application to a court in terms of section 78;
'Constitution' means the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act 1088 of 1996);
'court' means(a)
(b)
the Constitutional Court acting in terms of section 167 (6) (a) of the Constitution; or
(i)
a High Court or another court of similar status, or
(ii)
a Magistrate's Court, either generally or in respect of a specified class of decisions in terms of this
Act, designated by the Minister, by notice in the Gazette, and presided over by a magistrate
designated in writing by the Minister, after consultation with the Magistrates Commission, within
whose area of jurisdiction-
(aa)
the decision of the information officer or relevant authority of a public body or the head of a private
body has been taken;
(bb)
the public body or private body concerned has its principal place of administration or business; or
(cc)
the requester or third party concerned is domiciled or ordinarily resident;
'evaluative material' means an evaluation or opinion prepared for the purpose of determining (a)
the suitability, eligibility or qualifications of the person to whom or which the evaluation or opinion
relates-
(i)
for employment or for appointment to office;
(ii)
for promotion in employment or office or for continuance in employment or office;
(iii)
for removal from employment or office; or
(iv)
for the awarding of a scholarship, award, bursary , honour or similar benefit: or
(b)
whether any scholarship. award. Bursary, honour or similar benefit should be continued. modified,
cancelled or renewed;
'head' of or in relation to a private body means(a)
in the case of a natural person, that natural person or any person duly authorised by that natural
person;