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

Regulations on Fair Administrative Procedures, 2002

Chapter 4 : Requests for Reasons

27. Formal requirements

 

1) A request in terms of section 5 of the Act for reasons for administrative action which materially and adversely affected a person's rights must be :
a) in writing;
b) addressed to the administrator concerned; and
c) sent to the administrator by post, fax or electronic mail or delivered to the administrator by hand.

 

2) If an administrator receives an oral request for reasons from a person who cannot write or otherwise needs assistance, the administrator or a person designated by the administrator must give reasonable assistance to that person to submit such request in writing.

 

3) A request for reasons contemplated in this Chapter must :
a) indicate –
i) the administrative action which affected the rights of the person making the request; and
ii) which rights of that person were materially and adversely affected by the administrative action; and
b) state –
i) the full name and postal and, if available, electronic mail address of that person; and
ii) any telephone and fax numbers where that person may be contacted.