{"id":23396,"date":"2021-04-06T12:01:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T10:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/?p=23396"},"modified":"2021-05-26T09:48:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T07:48:46","slug":"thought-of-the-week-register-your-popia-information-officer-within-3-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/thought-of-the-week-register-your-popia-information-officer-within-3-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Thought of the Week | Register your POPIA information officer within 3 weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week the Information Regulator published the\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GuidanceNote-on-Information-Officer-20210401.pdf\">Guidelines for Information Officers and Deputy Information Officers<\/a>.<\/em> These guidelines include instructions on how to register your business\u2019 Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) Information Officer with the Information Regulator. Registration starts from <strong>1 May 2021<\/strong>\u00a0onwards.<\/p>\n<p>The Guidance Note also provides more details regarding the responsibilities\u00a0and liabilities (including possible\u00a0criminal liability) of the Information Officer and who may fulfil this position. Notably, for non-government entities, the Information Officer must be an employee\u00a0of the entity\u00a0at an executive level or equivalent position at management level.<\/p>\n<p>Many businesses are still postponing the inevitable need to obtain assistance with the implementation of their POPIA compliance. However, as the <strong>1 July 2021<\/strong> POPIA compliance date deadline looms,\u00a0 now is a good time to be chipping away at your business\u2019 POPIA plans. This includes nominating and\u00a0 registering your POPIA Information Officer and investigating whether you may appoint deputies or third parties to assist, amongst other things.<\/p>\n<p>Read more on POPIA <a href=\"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/thought-of-the-week-not-another-popi-email-how-will-popia-compliance-affect-your-business\/\">here<\/a>\u00a0or contact us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@stbb.co.za?subject=STBB%20Thought%20of%20the%20Week%20%7C%20REGISTER%20YOUR%20POPIA%20OFFICER%20WITHIN%203%20WEEKS\">info@stbb.co.za<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:marynab@stbb.co.za?subject=STBB%20Thought%20of%20the%20Week%20%7C%20REGISTER%20YOUR%20POPIA%20OFFICER%20WITHIN%203%20WEEKS%20\">marynab@stbb.co.za<\/a>\u00a0to make sure you are compliant come\u00a0<strong>1 July 2021<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week the Information Regulator published the\u00a0Guidelines for Information Officers and Deputy Information Officers. 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