| (1) | A party must file documents with the Commission— |
| (a) | by handing the document to the regional office of the CCMA or the office of the Department of Labour at the address listed in Schedule One; |
| (b) | by sending a copy of the document by registered post to the regional office of the CCMA at the address listed in Schedule One; or |
| (c) | by faxing or e-mailing the document to the regional office of the CCMA using a fax number or e-mail address listed in Schedule One. Documents filed by means of e-mail must be transmitted in MS Word or PDF 2format |
| (2) | A document is filed with the Commission when— |
| (a) | the document is handed to the regional office or an office of the Department of 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 the regional office of the CCMA listed in Schedule One; |
| (c) | the transmission of a fax is successfully completed; or |
| (d) | the e-mail is received in the regional office of the CCMA, as provided for in the Electronics Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002. |
| (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, |
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2 Microsoft Word or MS-WORD (often called Word) is a graphical word processing program that allows users to type and save documents. Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format used to present and exchange documents reliably.
