Overview     

 The 1st of July 2022 marks the first anniversary of the effective date of The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). However, a large contingent of businesses are not yet fully compliant with POPIA.  

POPIA is national legislation that your clients must comply with, and which accountants must ensure compliance with.  Accountants have certain reporting obligations in terms of NOCLAR (Non-Compliance with Laws and Regulations).  Appropriate action includes the accountant reporting the applicable non-compliance to management, evaluating the appropriate disclosure of the non-compliance in annual financial statements, issuing a qualified audit opinion, reporting the non-compliance as a reportable irregularity, etc. 

This webinar provides information and useful tips on how you can advise your clients on POPIA compliance. Join Lettie Janse van Vuuren CA(SA) as she presents this webinar on 11 May 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., assisting you to proactively support your clients and grow your practice. 

Competencies developed in this webinar 

   By attending this webinar you will develop the following competencies:   

• Be updated with the important provisions of POPIA and its application.  

• Understand how to apply the POPIA compliance checklist in your practice.  

• Be able to develop a client communique to alert your clients about the consequences of non-compliance with POPIA. 

• Have an understanding of how you can assist your clients with their compliance of POPIA. 

• Be able to fulfil your professional accountant duty and report non-compliance with POPIA to regulators. 

Content   

   The webinar will cover the following topics:   

• Overview of important aspects of POPIA. 

  • Who does POPIA apply to? 

  • What are the basic requirements for compliance? 

    • 8 requirements for processing of information. 

  • Information officer's appointment, roles and responsibilities. 

• How you assist your clients. 

  • Are you allowed to offer this service? 

  • Tips on how you can advise your clients. 

• What are the consequences of non-compliance? 

• Using our free POPIA compliance checklist. 

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  Obtaining your CPD certificate   

 This training is compliant with the International Education Standard (IES7) issued by the International Federation of Accountants and recognised for CPD by relevant professional bodies including ACCA, CIMA, IAC, IIA, SAIBA, SAICA and SAIPA. 

All attendees are issued with a CPD certificate available in an online profile.   

 About the presenter  

 Lettie Janse van Vuuren CA(SA), RA  

Lettie is a Chartered Accountant, Registered Auditor, as well as an Assessor and Moderator. She joined SA Accounting Academy in November 2017 as Head of Technical. As a professional trainer and webinar host, she is able to hold the attention of an audience with her relaxed and humorous presentation style.  She has a unique ability to communicate with delegates at their respective levels of knowledge and experience.  Over the last 20 years, she has trained thousands of partners, managers, trainee accountants and other professionals.   

She is responsible for researching, compiling and presenting our MCLU (Monthly Compliance and Legislation Updates). She was the Professional Development Manager at SAICA for 4 years and in charge of accrediting new training offices and monitoring existing ones (including the moderation of training offices and trainee assessments).  

Who should attend?   

   The following persons will benefit from attending this webinar:   

• Professional accountants including: CA(SA), Professional Accountant (SA), BAP(SA), ACCA, AGA(SA), FCCA, and BA(SA). 

• Registered auditors. 

• Accounting officers. 

• Trainee accountants. 

Price                 

• R 450.00 - Online admission - Individual. 

• Group Price 1    - R950 (maximum of 5 attendees) 

           Group Price 2    - R1 850 (maximum of 10 attendees) 

          Group Price 3    - R2 650 (maximum of 15 attendees) 

Steps to register for the event:   

 If you already have a profile, login and register for the webinar.  

If you don’t have a profile, create a free profile then login and register for the webinar.  

Click here to create a free profile (There is no charge to create a profile and gain access to our free Monthly Practice Management Series).  

Click here to find out about the Technical Resource Centre & CPD Subscription options.  

Additional material  

   By attending this webinar you will be provided with:  

• Summarised slide presentation;  

• Detailed course material; 

• Source documents for reference/resource library; and   

• You can ask questions during the webinar and you will also have access to the presenter after the webinar.