{"id":159931,"date":"2025-09-28T14:02:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T14:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dpsa.gov.za\/ethicsofficerguide\/?page_id=159931"},"modified":"2025-11-28T08:28:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T08:28:48","slug":"other-relevant-laws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dpsa.gov.za\/ethicsofficerguide\/other-relevant-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Other relevant laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-159887&#8243; back_image=&#8221;159229&#8243; back_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; back_position=&#8221;center top&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;0&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; border_color=&#8221;color-210407&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; preserve_border=&#8221;yes&#8221; 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text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-111509&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;alpha-anim&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;716858&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Information related to other laws that could potentially be useful to ethics officers.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; medium_width=&#8221;3&#8243; mobile_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; mobile_width=&#8221;7&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;213353&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; top_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; bottom_divider=&#8221;step&#8221; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;1444&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;120133&#8243; el_id=&#8221;constitution&#8221; el_class=&#8221;tabs-content-row&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;7&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;7&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;left-t-right&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;307260&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;973143&#8243;]There are many laws that could potentially be useful to ethics officers. These include the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA), the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA), the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), and the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA).<\/p>\n<p>We will, however, not deal with all of these. For our purposes, the following two laws stand out:[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; limit_content=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;279050&#8243; el_class=&#8221;title-with-button&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; border_color=&#8221;color-152365&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; preserve_border=&#8221;yes&#8221; preserve_border_tablet=&#8221;yes&#8221; preserve_border_mobile=&#8221;yes&#8221; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;7&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;7&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;left-t-right&#8221; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;372488&#8243; el_class=&#8221;remove-bottom-border-mobile&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1759072786850{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; border_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; text_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-111509&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;alpha-anim&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;183225&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Prevention and Combatting of Corrupt Activities Act (No. 12 of 2004)[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_right&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; border_color=&#8221;color-152365&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; preserve_border=&#8221;yes&#8221; preserve_border_tablet=&#8221;yes&#8221; preserve_border_mobile=&#8221;yes&#8221; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; align_medium=&#8221;align_left_tablet&#8221; medium_width=&#8221;7&#8243; align_mobile=&#8221;align_left_mobile&#8221; mobile_width=&#8221;7&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;right-t-left&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;215430&#8243; el_class=&#8221;reduce-top-padding-mobile remove-top-border-mobile&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1759073005075{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; border_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_button button_color=&#8221;color-165715&#8243; radius=&#8221;btn-circle&#8221; border_width=&#8221;0&#8243; icon_position=&#8221;right&#8221; scale_mobile=&#8221;no&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;alpha-anim&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;152123&#8243; icon=&#8221;fa fa-arrow-circle-right&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Finterconnectprojects.co.za%2Fguide%2Fresources%2FPRECCA.pdf|target:_blank&#8221; button_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; el_class=&#8221;yellow-header-btn green-btn dark-arrow&#8221;]Download[\/vc_button][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;149338&#8243;]This law sets out the crime of corruption. It also sets out organisations\u2019 responsibilities in preventing corruption and dealing with it.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;161319&#8243;]You can watch this video from the National School of Government which gives an overview of the Act.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; radius=&#8221;lg&#8221; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;7&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;7&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;925534&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;159938&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shape=&#8221;img-round&#8221; radius=&#8221;lg&#8221; lb_video_advanced=&#8221;yes&#8221; lb_autoplay=&#8221;no&#8221; lb_muted=&#8221;no&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;200823&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; 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align_mobile=&#8221;align_left_mobile&#8221; mobile_width=&#8221;7&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;right-t-left&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;113499&#8243; el_class=&#8221;reduce-top-padding-mobile remove-top-border-mobile&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1759073018885{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; border_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_button button_color=&#8221;color-165715&#8243; radius=&#8221;btn-circle&#8221; border_width=&#8221;0&#8243; icon_position=&#8221;right&#8221; scale_mobile=&#8221;no&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;alpha-anim&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;106132&#8243; icon=&#8221;fa fa-arrow-circle-right&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Finterconnectprojects.co.za%2Fguide%2Fresources%2FPDA%20regulations%202018.pdf|target:_blank&#8221; button_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; el_class=&#8221;yellow-header-btn green-btn dark-arrow&#8221;]Download[\/vc_button][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;205207&#8243;]One of the duties of an ethics officer might include the setting up of the hotline and whistleblowing policy of their organisation.<\/p>\n<p>To do this correctly you would need to know the Protected Disclosures Act.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; radius=&#8221;lg&#8221; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;125906&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;172223&#8243;]<strong>Extract from the 2000 Protected Disclosures Act, section 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(2) (a) Every employer must-<\/p>\n<p>(i) authorise appropriate internal procedures for receiving and dealing with information about improprieties; and<\/p>\n<p>(ii) take reasonable steps to bring the internal procedures to the attention of every employee and worker.<\/p>\n<p>(b) Any employee or worker who, in accordance with a procedure authorised by his or her employer, makes a disclosure to a person other than his or her employer, is deemed, for the purposes of this Act, to be making the disclosure to his or her employer.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;114573&#8243;]You can watch this video from the National School of Government which gives an overview of the Act:[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; 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