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

Regulations on Fair Administrative Procedures, 2002

Chapter 1 : Public Inquiries

Part 1: General

7. Representations and requests received after closing date

 

1) An administrator, or a person or panel conducting a public inquiry :
a) may refuse to accept any written representations or requests for permission to testify or to make oral representations, received after the closing date; or
b) may, but is not obliged to, grant requests for condonation of late submission of written representations or requests for permission to testify or to make oral representations.

 

2) A request for condonation may be granted on good cause shown by the person who submitted the written representations or the request for permission, provided that condonation would not :
a) lead to unnecessary delays; or
b) otherwise prejudice the public interest.