OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT (open during December 2024 onwards)

The list below features key national government proposals and new legislation still open for public comment during December 2024 and beyond.

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 Special Pensions Amendment Bill (1 December 2024)
  • draft Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors fee adjustments (2 December 2024)
  • Adjustments and Special Appropriation Bills (4 December 2024) (NCOP Appropriations Committee)
  • draft fisheries sector policies on rights transfer and fish processing (4 December 2024)
  • proposals for one national emergency number (4 December 2024)
  • revised draft amendments to extended producer responsibilty regulations (7 December 2024)
  • draft Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Bill (8 December 2024)
  • proposals for a revised, re-tabled Constitution 19th Amendment Bill (8 December 2024)
  • proposals for a revised, re-tabled Remote Gambling Bill (8 December 2024)
  • proposals for a Health Professions Amendment Bill (8 December 2024)
  • FSCA 2025/26 fee and levy proposals (10 December 2024)
  • draft amendments to Consumer Protection Act regulations (12 December 2024)
  • discussion papers on carbon tax phase 2, and tax treatment of collective investment schemes (13 December 2024)
  • draft public sector accounting regulations (15 December 2024)
  • draft regulations prohibiting certain activities in the captive lion industry (15 December 2024)
  • draft Petroleum Products Bill (20 December 2024)
  • draft amendments to several sets of merchant shipping regulations (20 December 2024)
  • draft amendments to Legal Practice Council rules (20 December 2024)
  • draft framework for carbon offsets implementation (21 December 2024)
  • elephant, rhino and leopard hunting trophy export quota proposals (21 December 2024)
  • draft biodiversity management plan for the African geranium (27 December 2024)
  • draft Traditional & Khoi-San Leadership Bill (29 December 2024)
  • Electronic Deeds Registration Act draft regulations (29 December 2024)
  • draft land transport regulations (29 December 2024)
  • draft hydraulic fracturing regulations  (13 January 2025)
  • proposed adjustment to national minimum wage (14 January 2025)
  • draft Intergovernmental Relations Framework Amendment Bill (17 January 2025)
  • draft Revenue Laws Amendment Bill (17 January 2025)
  • draft Economic Regulation of Transport Amendment Bill (22 January 2025)
  • draft directive under the Mutual Banks Act (24 January 2025)
  • discussion document on domesticating UN disability rights convention (31 January 2025)
  • draft directive under the Banks Act (31 January 2025)
  • One-Stop Border Post Bill (31 January 2025)
  • draft amendments to environmental impact assessment regulations (4 February 2025)
  • draft General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering & Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill (6 February 2025)
  • revised draft guidelines on interpreting the term ‘credit provider’ (7 February 2025)
  • draft climate-related disclosures reporting standard (14 February 2025)
  • discussion paper on alcoholic beverages tax (14 February 2025)
  • National State Enterprises Bill (14 February 2025)
  • draft amendments to court rules (21 February 2025)
  • draft amendments to uniform court rules (21 February 2025)
  • draft customary initiation regulations (28 February 2025)

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