Protection of personal information Act No. 4 of 2013: Implications for biobanks

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Staunton, C. and De Stadler, E. 2019. Protection of personal information Act No. 4 of 2013: Implications for biobanks. South African Medical Journal. 109 (4), pp. 232-234. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2019.v109i4.13617
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TitleProtection of personal information Act No. 4 of 2013: Implications for biobanks
AuthorsStaunton, C. and De Stadler, E.
Abstract

The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) No. 4 of 2013 is the first comprehensive data-protection regulation to be passed in South Africa (SA). Its objectives include giving effect to the constitutional right to privacy by regulating the way in which personal information must be processed, balancing the right to privacy against other rights, and establishing an Information Regulator to ensure that the rights protected by POPIA are respected. POPIA will have an impact on health research, including biobanks. As sharing of samples and data is a central feature of biobanks, POPIA could change the way in which data are obtained, shared and exported. In particular, the provisions regarding data minimisation, requirements pertaining to the transfer of data abroad, consent provisions and identification of the 'responsible person' will impact the operation of biobanks in SA. With POPIA soon to come into force, it is now time to consider its implications for biobanks in SA.

PublisherHealth & Medical Publishing Group
JournalSouth African Medical Journal
ISSN0256-9574
Publication dates
Online29 Mar 2019
Print01 Apr 2019
Publication process dates
Deposited29 May 2019
Accepted12 Dec 2018
Output statusPublished
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This open-access article is distributed under Creative Commons licence CC-BY-NC 4.0.

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Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
** From PubMed via Jisc Publications Router
** History: received 29-03-2019.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2019.v109i4.13617
LanguageEnglish
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