OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT (open during November 2026 onwards)

OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT (open during November 2026 onwards)

• 31 October 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 November 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 Consumer Protection Act supplier compliance guidelines (2 November 2026)
• draft second-hand goods, livestock theft Bills (2 November 2026)
• Employment Services Amendment Bill (6 November 2026)
• draft replacement directive on credit exposure restructuring (9 November 2026)
• draft National Building Regulations & Standards Amendment Bill (12 November 2026)
• draft amendments to JSE interest rate and currency derivatives rules (13 November 2026)
• draft Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill (15 November 2026)
• Division of Revenue Amendment Bill (17 November 2026)
• draft policy on wild marine fisheries (22 November 2026)
• draft National Prosecuting Authority Amendment Bill (22 November 2026)
• draft South African Police Service Amendment Bill (22 November 2026)
• draft amendments to numbering plan regulations (27 November 2026)
• Judicial Service Commission: draft consolidated appointment-related criteria, guidelines and procedures (30 November 2026)
• draft synthetic financial centre framework (30 November 2026)
• Electoral Laws Amendment Bill (30 November 2026)
• Adjustments Appropriation Bill (30 November 2026)
• Special Appropriation (2026/27 Financial Year) Bill (30 November 2026)
• draft amendments to smalls claims court rules (4 December 2026)
• Financial Sector Conduct Authority fee, levy proposals (4 December 2026)
• financial sector consultation paper on climate transition planning (10 December 2026)
• draft National Environmental Management Laws (Administrative Penalties) Amendment Bill (12 December 2026)
• draft agricultural animal identification regulations (29 December 2026)
• draft South African Space Regulatory Bill (29 December 2026)
• draft national energy efficiency strategy (29 December 2026)
• ICASA individual network service licensing inquiry discussion document (9 January 2027)
• draft Public Finance Management & Related Laws Amendment Bill (29 January 2027)
• draft Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Amendment Bill  (29 January 2027)
• draft regulations on marine pollution (no deadline provided)

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