{"id":2683,"date":"2018-04-13T09:46:15","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T09:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.21.133.142\/?page_id=2683"},"modified":"2025-10-23T20:52:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T18:52:16","slug":"access-to-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cipc.co.za\/?page_id=2683","title":{"rendered":"ACCESS TO INFORMATION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#e7e7e8&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Breadcrumbs&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Heading&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; header_font=&#8221;|700||on|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>ACCESS TO INFORMATION<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_social_media_follow url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;right&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-20px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=&#8221;facebook&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/theCIPC&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#3b5998&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; follow_button=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221;]facebook[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=&#8221;twitter&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/twitter.com\/theCIPC&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; follow_button=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221;]twitter[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=&#8221;youtube&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/theCIPC&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#a82400&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; follow_button=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221;]youtube[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][\/et_pb_social_media_follow][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#e7e7e8&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|1px|1px|1px|1px&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;ACCESS TO INFORMATION&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>The information held by CIPC is publicly available. 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