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Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (Act No. 3 of 2000)

Rules of Procedure for Judicial Review of Administrative Action

Part B: Request for Reasons and Disclosure

3. Request for reasons

 

1) Any person whose rights are materially and adversely affected by an administrative action may request the administrator to-
a) furnish written reasons for the action;
b) agree to a variation of the time periods for the request for, or giving of, reasons in section 5 (1) and (2) of the Act in terms of section 9(1) of that Act.

 

2) The request must be made in accordance with Form A and sent and delivered in the manner provided in the Form to the administrator within the time period referred to in section 5 (1) of the Act, or such period as may be varied in terms of section 9.

 

3) The administrator must within 10 days of receipt of the request respond to it in accordance with Form B stating whether the request is acceded to or declined.

 

4) If the administrator accedes to the request, the administrator must furnish the reasons within the period permitted in section 5 (2) of the Act unless that period has been varied by agreement or by a court in terms of section 9

 

5) The administrator may refuse a request for reasons if-
a) written reasons have already been furnished to the requester;
b) written reasons are publicly available and the requester is informed of where and how they are available;
c) the requester is not a person whose rights are materially and adversely affected by the administrative action;
d) it is reasonable or justifiable to depart from the requirement to give reasons in terms of section 5(4) of the Act; or
e) on any other valid ground.

 

6) An administrator who declines to furnish reasons in response to a request under this rule must give reasons for refusing to do so.