(b)
in the case of a partnership, any partner of the partnership or any person duly authorised by the
partnership;
(c)
in the case of a juristic person(i)
the chief executive officer or equivalent officer of the juristic person or any, person duly
authorised by that officer; or
(ii)
the person who is acting as such or any person duly authorised by such acting person;
'health practitioner' means an individual who carries on, and is registered in terms of legislation to carry
on, an occupation which involves the provision of care or treatment for the physical or mental health or for
the well-being of individuals; 'Human Rights Commission' means the South African Human Rights
Commission referred to in section 181 (I) (b) of the Constitution;
'individual's next of kin' means(a
an individual to whom the individual was married immediately before the individual's death;
(b)
an individual with whom the individual lived as if they were married immediately before the
individual's death;
(c)
a parent, child, brother or sister of the individual; or
(d)
if
(i)
there is no next of kin referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c); or
(ii)
the requester concerned took all reasonable steps to locate such next of
kin, but was unsuccessful, an individual who is related to the individual in the second
degree of affinity or consanguinity;
'information officer' of, or in relation to, a public body(a)
(b)
in the case of a national department, provincial administration or organisational component(i)
mentioned in Column 1 of Schedule l or 3 to the Public Service Act, 1994 (Proclamation
l03 of 1994 ), means the officer who is the incumbent of the post bearing the designation
mentioned in Column 2 of the said Schedule l or 3 opposite the name of the relevant
national department, provincial administration or organisational component or the person
who is acting as such; or
(ii)
not so mentioned, means the Director-General, head, executive director or equivalent
officer, respectively, of that national department, provincial administration or
organisational component, respectively;
in the case of a municipality, means the municipal manager appointed in terms of section 82 of the
Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act 117 of 1998), or the person who is acting
as such; or