CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMISSION: INPUT SOUGHT ON OPT-OUT REGULATORY GUIDELINES

CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMISSION: INPUT SOUGHT ON OPT-OUT REGULATORY GUIDELINES

• 02 October 2026
• Trade, Industry & Competition
• SA Legal Academy

The Consumer Protection Commission has gazetted draft guidelines on compliance with opt-out registry regulations under the 2008 Consumer Protection Act. The deadline for input is 17 October 2026.

The 2011 opt-out registry regulations were amended in April 2026, as SA Legal Academy reported at the time. Operationalising the opt-out registry, the amendments also introduced:

• requirements relating to direct marketer:
  • registration
  • renewal
  • database cleansing, and
  • compliance with pre-emptive blocks, as well as
• the identification of direct marketers, and
• prescribed fees.

An April 2026 Consumer Protection Commission media statement provides further insight.

• draft guidelines
• April 2026 SA Legal Academy report on regulations
• April 2026 media statement

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