Affinity Underwriting Managers (Pty) Ltd PAIA Manual
MANUAL
in terms of Section 51 of
The Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000
(the "ACT"}
Contents
1. INTRODUCTION
2. COMPANY CONTACT DETAILS
3. THE ACT
4. APPLICABLE LEGISLATION
5. SCHEDULE OF RECORDS
6. FORM OF REQUEST
7. PRESCRIBED FEES
Annexure A
- Fees In Respect Of Private Bodies 7
Annexure B PRECRIBED FORM C (Request for Access to Records)
1. Introduction
Affinity Underwriting Managers (Pty) Limited conducts business as a Short-Term Insurance Underwriting Manager. We are an Authorized Service Provider in terms of the Financial Advisory & Intermediary Service Act. Our FSP licence number is FSP 40832
Affinity Underwriting Managers (Pty) Limited is licensed to provide Advice and Intermediary services in the following products:
• Short Term Insurance Personal Lines
• Short Term Insurance Commercial Lines
2. Company Contact Details
Any person who wishes to request access to records with the intention of protecting or exercising a right in terms of the Act may contact the Information Officer, Mr. Geoffrey Temlett
Directors:
Mr. George Myburgh(Managing Director)
Mr. Geoffrey Temlett
Mr. Christo Stonehouse
Postal Address:
4The Gables Office Estate
Cnr Tennis & JG Strydom Roads
Weltevredenpark
1709
Street Address:
4The Gables Office Estate
Cnr Tennis & JG Strydom Roads
Weltevredenpark
1709
Tel Number : 011 6219000
e-mail : geofft@affinityum.co.za
3. The Act
3.1 The ACT grants a requester access to records of a private body, if the record is quired for the exercise or protection of any rights. if a public body lodges a request, the public body must be acting in the public interest.
3.2 Requests in terms of the ACT shall be made in accordance with the prescribed procedures, at the rates provided. The forms and tariff are dealt with in paragraphs 6 and 7 of the Act.
3.3 Requesters are referred to the Guide in terms of Section 10 which has been compiled by the South African Human Rights Commission, which will contain information for the purposes of exercising Constitutional Rights. The Guide is available from the SAHRC.
The contact details of the Commission are:
The South African Human Rights Commission: PAIA Unit
The Research and Documentation Department
Postal address:
Private Bag 2700
Houghton
2041
Telephone: +27 11 484-8300
Fax: +27 11 484-7146
Website: www.sahrc.org.za
E-mail: PAIA@sahrc.org.za
4. Applicable Legislation
No Ref Act
1 No 61 of i973 Companies Act
2 No 98 of 1978 Copyright Act
3 No 55 of 1998 Employment Equity Act
4 No 95 of 1967 Income Tax Act
5 No 66 of 1995 Labour Relations Act
6 No 89 of 1991 Value Added Tax Act
7 No37 of2002 Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act
8 No 75 of 1997 Basic Conditions of Emp!oyment Act
9 No 69 of 1984 Close Corporations Act
10 No25 of2002 Electronic Communications and Transactio Act
11 No 2 of 2000 Promotion of Access of Information Act
12 No 30 of 1996 Unemployment Insurance Act
13 No 9 of 2017 Financial Sector Regulation Act
14 No 18 of2017 Insurance Act
15 No 53 of 1998 Short Term Insurance Act
16 Act 52 of 1998 Long Term Insurance Act
17 No4 of 2013 Protection of Personal Information Act
18 Act 38 of 2001 Financial Intelligence Centre Act
19 Act 37 of 2004 Financial Services Ombud Schemes Act
5. Schedule of Records
6. Form of Request
: To facilitate the processing of your request. kindly:
6.1 Use the prescribed form, available on the website of the SOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION at www.sahrc.org.za (also attached as Annexure B)
6.2 Address your request to the Information officer, Geoff Temlett geofft@affinityum.co.za.
6.3 Provide sufficient details to enable the COMPANY to identify:
(a) The record(s) requested;
(b) The requester (and if an agent is lodging the request. proof of capacity);
(c) The form of access required;
(d) (i) The postal address or fax number of the requester in the Republic;
(ii) If the requester wishes to be informed of the decision in any manner (in addition to written) the manner and particulars thereof;
(e) The right which the requester is seeking to exercise or protect with an explanation of the reason the record is required to exercise or protect the right.
7. Prescribed Fees (See AnnexureA)
The following applies to requests (other than personal requests):
7.1 A requester is required to pay the prescribed fees (R50.00) before a request will be processed;
7.2 If the preparation of the record requested requires more than the prescribed hours
{six), a deposit shall be paid {of not more than one third of the access fee which would be payable if the request were granted);
7.3 A requestor may lodge an application with a court against the tender/payment of the request fee and/or deposit;
7.4 Records may be withheld until the fees have been paid.
7.5 The fee structure is available on the website of the SOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION at www.sahrc.org.za
Annexure A
A. Fees In Respect Of Private Bodies
1. The fee for a copy of the manual as contemplated in regulation 9(2)(c) is R1, 10 for every photocopy of an A4-size page or part thereof.
2. The fees for reproduction referred to in regulation 11(1) are as follows:
(a) For every photocopy of an A4-size page or part thereof R 1,10
(b) For every printed copy of an A4-size page or part thereof held on a computer
or in electronic or machine-readable form R 0,75
(c) For a copy in a computer-readable form on -
(i) USB Drive R 250.00
(d) For a transcription of visual images,
(i)for an A4-size page or part thereof R 40,00
(ii) For a copy of visual images R 60,00
(e) For a transcription of an audio record,
(i)for an A4-size page or part thereof R 20,00
(ii) For a copy of an audio record R 30,00
3. The request fee payable by a requester, other than a personal requester, referred to in regulation 11(2) is R50,00
4. The access fees payable by a requester referred to in regulation 11(3) are as follows:
(1) (a) For every photocopy of an A4-size page or part thereof R 1,10
(b) For every printed copy of an A4-size page or part thereof held on a computer or in electronic or machine-readable form R 0,75
(c) For a copy in a computer-readable form on -
(i) USB disc R 250.00
(d) For a transcription of visual images,
(i) for an A4-size page or part thereof R 40,00
(ii) For a copy of visual images R 60,00
(e) For a transcription of an audio record,
(i)for an A4-size page or part thereof R20,00
(ii) For a copy of an audio record R 30,00
(f) To search for and prepare the record for disclosure, R30,00 for each hour or part of an hour reasonably required for such search and preparation.
(2) For purposes of section 54(2) of the Act, the following applies:
(a) Six hours as the hours to be exceeded before a deposit is payable; and
(b) one third of the access fee is payable as a deposit by the requester.
(3) The actual postage is payable when a copy of a record must be posted to a requester.
Annexure B - Prescribed Form
REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO RECORD OF PRIVATE BODY