The Act was signed into law on the 19th November 2013 and on the 1st July 2020, President Ramaphosa, by way of Proclamation implemented the remaining provisions namely ss 2 to 38; ss 55 to 109; s 111; and s 114 (1), (2) and (3), and ss 110 and 114(4). According to s 114(1) all forms of processing of personal information must, ‘within one year after the commencement of the section’, be made to conform to the Act. On the 1st of July 2021 the POPIA was fully brought into operation by way of Presidential Proclamation.

The phrase ‘data breach’ is the common denominator between large entities and actors. Data breaches serve as one example of the privacy and cybersecurity concerns tackled by POPIA. This webinar is designed to provide useful insights on the rights, duties and obligations of responsible parties, operators, and data subjects. The webinar incorporates an expert take on the role of the Information Regulator, which is the custodian of the Act, as well as a basic understanding of the eight conditions for the lawful processing of personal information.

Greater benefit will be derived from the webinar by participants who have done pre- reading on this subject matter . The amendments to the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 have also resulted in the Information Regulator being responsible for adjudicating disputes pertaining to access to information. This webinar will refer to jurisprudence laid down by our Courts pertaining to requests for access to information.

The programme will include:

• An introduction to the rationale underpinning the concepts in the POPIA.
• Key terms and definitions to identify various stakeholders.
• Rights of Data Subjects
• The 8 (eight) Conditions for Processing Personal information.
• The importance of implementing Security Safeguards.
• The rights of Data Subjects and the obligations of responsible parties.
• Conditions for the lawful processing of personal information.
• Exclusions and exemptions to the POPIA
• Information Officers (Duties and Responsibilities)
• Special personal information and exemptions thereto
• Regulation of SPAM and Prohibition of Automated discussion making
• Cross-border Sharing of Personal Information
• Amendments brought about by POPIA on the PAIA
• Under what circumstances can a request be denied
• When must a request for access to information be acceded to\
• Costs relating to Access of the Record
• Enforcement Mechanisms in POPIA and PAIA, offences, penalties, and administrative fines

At the end of this training, attendees should have a basic understanding of the role to be played by both pieces of Legislation in safeguarding the right to privacy and the importance of data protection in the processing of personal information within their respective industries and environments, while also promoting the spirit of access to information to ensure transparency and accountability.

Benefits of attending

The webinar, therefore, poises attendees for all the latest information relating to legal compliance of data protection laws with practical examples of the application of the laws to present day scenarios.

Presenter
Prof Sizwe Lindelo Snail ka Mtuze holds a Baccalaureus Legum (LLB) from the University of Pretoria with Tax Law and Cyberlaw electives and an LLM degree from Unisa. He is a practising legal practitioner with the law firm, Snail Attorneys at Law, as well as International Co-ordinator of the African Centre for Cyberlaw and Crime Prevention (ACCP) based at NMU. Sizwe is an Adjunct Professor in the Mercantile Law Department of Nelson Mandela University (NMU) Law Faculty.
Prof Snail is the author of various articles on cyber law in accredited and non-accredited journals both locally and internationally. He has given lectures for the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA), Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, University of Johannesburg, Fort Hare University and University of Pretoria and comments on Cyber Law in various South African newspapers and Radio Talk Shows. He presents papers and attends both local and international conferences. He is co-editor and author of the third Edition (2012) and Fourth Edition (2021) of Cyberlaw@SA.

Prof Snail has served as a member on the ICT REVIEW Panel of the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS), serving as the Chairperson of the E-commerce Committee (Digital Society as renamed). He currently serves on the National Cyber Security advisory Counsel of the DPTS, was member of inaugural South African Information Regulators (2016-2021) and has served as Chairperson for the LSSA, E-Law Committee (2013 – 2020). He is a co-founding member of the Annual Cyberlaw Conference and the Annual Lex-Informatica (2008 – 2020 a WASPA Adjudicator (2008 – 2016) and a Research Fellow in the field of Cyberlaw with the University of Fort Hare since 2014. He is on the Advisory Board for CyberBrics – FGV University Brazil since 2019 and has also been appointed as a Visiting Professor at the FGV-CTS University, Rio de Janero, Brazil since 2022.

23 and 24 October 2023 | 13:00 – 16:00

Closing date for registrations: 20 October 2023

Note: Kindly note that this webinar might run over the scheduled time.  Please do not arrange any other appointments for at least 30 minutes after the scheduled closing time.

Certification
A certificate of attendance will be awarded to attendees who complete the training.

This webinar is of benefit to key players across various industries including, but not limited to, banking and finance; technology; academic institutions; the legal profession; marketing, auditing and risk management firms; data brokers; information technology specialists; mobile network operators; human resources; information centre management. The webinar is of benefit to all individuals..

Practising legal practitioners and other staff from firms: R 1 420 per person.
Non-practising legal practitioners/others: R 2 190 per person.

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Email: Bettie@LSSALEAD.org.za or contact Bettie on 012 441 4670

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