Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and ArbitrationRules for the Conduct of Proceedings before the CCMA, 2023Part One: Serving and Filing Documents7. How to file documents with the Commission |
| (1) | A party must file documents with the Commission— |
| (a) | by hand delivery of the document to the regional office of the Commission or the office of the Department of Employment and Labour at the addresses listed in Schedule One; |
| (b) | by sending a copy of the document by registered post to the regional office of the Commission at the address listed in Schedule One; or |
| (c) | by e-mailing the document to a Commission regional office at only an e-mail address listed in Schedule One. Documents filed by means of e-mail must be transmitted in MS Word or PDF format. |
| (2) | A document is filed with the Commission when— |
| (a) | the document is handed to the regional office of the Commission or an office of the Department of Employment and Labour listed in Schedule One; |
| (b) | a document sent by registered post is received, or presumed to be received as provided for in Rule 8, by an office of the Commission listed in Schedule One; |
| (c) | the e-mail is received in the regional office, as provided for in the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002; or |
| (d) | the online referral or condonation application is received through the Commission's electronic referral online portals as listed in Schedule One. |
| (3) | A party must only file the original of a document, if requested to do so by the Commission or a commissioner. A party must comply with a request to file an original document within seven (7) days of the request. |