ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT (as amended January 2008) (2) Where the time is extended in terms of subsection (1), the head of the public body shall inform the applicant— (a) of the reason for such extension; and (b) when he should expect a response. 12 Transfer of request (1) The head of a public body may, within ten days after a request for access to a record is received, transfer the request to another public body if it appears to him that the record is in the custody or under the control of that other public body or affects that other body. (2) Where a request or a record is transferred in terms of subsection (1), the head of the transferring public body shall notify the applicant of such transfer. (3) The head of the public body to whom the transfer was made shall respond to the applicant’s request not later than thirty days after receiving the request, unless the time for responding has been extended in terms of section eleven. 13 Delegation by head of public body (1) The head of a public body may delegate to any person any function of a head of a public body under this Act, except such power of delegation. (2) A delegation made in terms of subsection (1) shall be in writing and may contain any conditions or restrictions the head of the public body considers appropriate. PART III PROTECTED INFORMATION 14 Protection of deliberations of Cabinet and local government bodies (1) No information relating to the deliberations of Cabinet or any of its committees shall be revealed or disclosed to any person who is not authorised to have access to such information. (2) The information referred to in subsection (1) shall include— (a) any advice, policy considerations and recommendations made to Cabinet; and (b) any draft legislation or regulations prepared for submission or submitted to Cabinet. (3) Subsection (1) shall not apply to information contained in a record that has been in existence for twenty-five or more years. (4) No information relating to the deliberations of a local government body which were held in camera shall be revealed or disclosed to any person who is not authorised to have access to such information. (5) Subsection (4) shall not apply to circumstances where the deliberations, resolution or draft resolution was made or considered in the presence of members of the public. 15 Protection of advice relating to policy (1) The head of a public body may not disclose to an applicant information relating to advice or recommendations given to the President, a Cabinet Minister or a public body. (2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to the following classes of information— 13