complainant
Victim or person with reasonable grounds to allege an offence.
Definitions (2)
An expanded statutory definition that includes victims as well as individuals who have reasonable grounds to believe an offence under the Act has been committed, thereby broadening standing to file complaints with the Authority or initiating inquiries.
Any person who lodges a complaint with the Information Regulator under POPIA or the amended Regulations, including those acting in the public interest or with sufficient personal interest to bring the matter. The term identifies the actor entitled to submit matters for investigation under the Regulator's complaint-handling framework.
Related Terms
victim
Person harmed by specified online conduct eligible for relief....
inquiry
Broadened investigatory procedure concept under the Act....
Authority
The Social Media Protection and Regulatory Authority....
service provider/intermediary
Entities offering network or platform services required to cooperate with authorities....
authorised officer
Appointed inspector with investigatory and enforcement powers....