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OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT (open during July 2026 onwards)
- 30 June 2026
- Opportunities for Public Comment
- SA Legal Academy
The list below features key national government proposals and new legislation still open for public comment during July 2026 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 takes 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 adjustments to financial sector levies (8 July 2026)
- SA National Petroleum Company Bill (10 July 2026)
- draft replacement list of environmentally detrimental activities (11 July 2026)
- Public Procurement Act draft general regulations (15 July 2026)
- draft policy on township and rural economy revitalisation (17 July 2026)
- cross-border payment facilitator regulatory proposals (17 July 2026)
- draft Electoral Matters Amendment Bill (19 July 2026)
- draft code of conduct for countering disinformation during elections (22 July 2026)
- International Cooperation in Criminal Matters Amendment Bill (24 July 2026)
- Extradition Bill (24 July 2026)
- South African Judicial Education Institute Amendment Bill (24 July 2026)
- National Water Amendment Bill (30 July 2026)
- draft indigenous knowledge regulations (3 August 2026)
- franchise market inquiry, draft terms of reference (7 August 2026)
- draft public sector accounting standards (14 August 2026)
- Electronic Communications Amendment Bill (21 August 2026)
- draft national rail master plan (no deadline provided)
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