OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT (expiring from 1 August 2024 onwards)

This list features documents still open for public comment during August 2024. This is noting that:

  • during the Government of National Unity’s first month in existence, there was a significant decrease in the number of calls for public and stakeholder input, and that
  • Bills that lapsed at the end of the last Parliament have only just been revived.

We expect the public participation process to gather momentum over time.

Please note:

  • the documents are listed according to the date by which input should be received, beginning with deadlines scheduled to expire first
  • input deadlines are indicated in parenthesis next to each document
  • each link provided take readers to a summary with the source document/s
  • where the original deadline has been extended, the date is highlighted in yellow
  • where the original deadline has been brought forward, the date is emboldened in red
  • the list is updated throughout the month, with new opportunities highlighted in blue
  • expired opportunities for comment are only removed at the month-end

Full list:

  • draft amendments to the Second-hand Goods Act regulations (11 August 2024)
  • draft regulations on restrictive vertical practices under the Competition Act (15 August 2024)
  • draft determination on legacy annuity tax exemption conditions (16 August 2024)
  • draft second generation air quality management plan for the Highveld priority area (28 August 2024)
  • input to process of reviewing court rules on document discovery, inspection and production (30 August 2024)
  • draft Local Government: General Laws Amendment Bill (31 August 2024)
  • draft Local Government: Municipal Structures Amendment Bill (31 August 2024
  • draft tax Bills and regulations (31 August 2024)
  • draft protocol for determining the impact on Cape vultures of onshore wind-generated energy facilities (7 September 2024)
  • draft determinations on benchmark thresholds (10 September 2024)
  • draft amendments to Legal Practice Council rule on investigating misconduct (16 September 2024)
  • Prudential Authority levy and fee proposals (20 September 2024)
  • draft regulations on registering traditional health practitioners (21 September 2024)
  • discussion paper on review of colonial and apartheid-era legislation (30 September 2024)
  • input to process of recommending possible adjustments to national minimum wage (30 September 2024)
  • input to electoral system reform investigation process (30 September 2024)
  • draft vocational training coursework programme for candidate attorneys (16 October 2024)
  • proposed satellite services licensing framework (12 November 2024)

Published by SA Legal Academy Policy Watch

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