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From: "Dennis Pretorius" <>
Subject: Re: [ZA-IB] LOOK-UP IN BLOEMFONTEIN FREE STATE ARCHIVES - BARNETT CHILDREN
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 22:00:50 +0200
References: <NOEBKPMIIKNHOGCKFJDFCEDDCMAA.heather@ancestors.co.za>


Hallo Pat and Heather

Any person who has a direct interest in the file is entitled to have access
to the information in the file. The Promotion of Access to Information Act,
Act 2 of 2000 provides that a Requester may authorise another person to make
a request on his behalf.

The Human Rights Commission has ruled as follows in this regard:

"..............the answer is that section 18(2)(f) presupposes that a person
may authorize another person to make a request on his behalf. Section 1
under the definition of a requester provides that a person may request on
behalf of another person. These two sections presupposes that the
Information Officer is obliged to give the requested information to the
requester (authorized requester who is acting on behalf of another person)
................."

The person authorised by the requester does not have to be a social worker
or an Attorney - if any one of the Barnett Children need access to the
information they could appoint a researcher in Bloemfontein to access the
file - the authorisation must clearly state that it is being done in terms
of the provisions of Act 2 of 2000.

Kind regards



Dennis Pretorius
Commercial Genealogical Researcher/Kommersiële Genealogiese Navorser
Owner of SAGenealogy E-mail list/Lyseienaar SAGenealogie poslys
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Heather MacAlister" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 9:10 PM
Subject: RE: [ZA-IB] LOOK-UP IN BLOEMFONTEIN FREE STATE ARCHIVES - BARNETT
CHILDREN


> Hello Pat
>
> Unfortunately there is little hope of anyone accessing this file.
> The protection of children files are really protected and unless you are
one
> of the people involved in this case the answer would be no.
> Only the people involved, an attorney or a social worker will be granted
> access.
> Good luck just in case - you just never know.
> kind regards
> Heather - raining at last - cape town
>
>
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pat Galovich [mailto:]
> Sent: 20 March 2005 08:52 PM
> To:
> Subject: [ZA-IB] LOOK-UP IN BLOEMFONTEIN FREE STATE ARCHIVES - BARNETT
> CHILDREN
>
>
> As I did not get any response to my original request re the following
> lookup, I'm sending again, hoping someone can tell me if this lookup
> is, in fact, possible. I have emailed the Free State Archives but did
> not receive any reply. I'm quite willing to reimburse any costs
> incurred.
>
> Also, to Desiree - you mentioned you had an article re the Barnetts;
> did you get my follow-up email?
>
> DEPOT: VAB
> SOURCE: LSL
> TYPE: LEER
> VOLUME NO: 2/3/1/4
> SYSTEM: 02
> REFERENCE: 33/2/4/2
> PART: 1
> DESCRIPTION: SOCIAL WELFARE: PROTECTION OF CHILDREN: COMMITTAL TO
> CERTIFIED INSTITUTIONS: BARNETT CHILDREN COMMITTED TO
> WINBURG
> ORPHANAGE.
> STARTING: 1938
> ENDING: 1939
> REMARKS: SUB-FILE: MAIN FILE 33/2/4, PART 1, MISSING
>
> Thanks to one and all.
> Regards,
> Pat, Mission, B.C.
>
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