Litigation

• Cases ( 36 Articles )
  ODAC is involved in both litigating access to information and whistleblowing, and monitoring cases dealing with these issues.
• Informing Policy ( 13 Articles )
  ODAC facilitates interventions aimed at the provision of legal advice and helping citizens access their rights, in respect of The Promotion of Access to Information Act and the Protected Disclosures Act. The operations of ODAC will largely revolve around networking, advocacy and research.
  
  The key objectives of ODAC's advocacy work are to:
  
  • Enhance civil society access to public & private information through the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA).
  • Enhance capacity of holders of information to realise effectively the right to access information through the operation of PAIA and PAJA.
  • Promote the fight against corruption by supporting actual and potential bona fide whistle-blowers using the Protected Disclosures Act (PDA).
  • Support effective implementation of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, and the Protected Disclosures Act.
  • Support the implementing and monitoring agencies in the performance of their statutory responsibilities under both laws through replication of international best practices and benchmarks.
  • Conduct research on implementation of both laws and inform law reform processes.
• Litigation ( 2 Articles )