"return"

means a document completed by—

(a)a respondent; or
(b)an officer of Statistics South Africa or of any entity within the NSS which produces statistics,

for the purpose of producing official or other statistics;

[Paragraph (b) of Definition substituted by section 1(g) of the Statistics Amendment Act 29 of 2024, Notice No. 5724 of GG51805, dated 20 December 2024 – effective 1 October 2025 per Commencement Proclamation Notice 6692, GG53452, dated 30 September 2025]