Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (Act No. 3 of 2000)Regulations on Fair Administrative Procedures, 2002Chapter 4 : Requests for Reasons27. Formal requirements |
| 1) | A request in terms of section 5 of the Act for reasons for administrative action which materially and adversely affected a person's rights must be : |
| a) | in writing; |
| b) | addressed to the administrator concerned; and |
| c) | sent to the administrator by post, fax or electronic mail or delivered to the administrator by hand. |
| 2) | If an administrator receives an oral request for reasons from a person who cannot write or otherwise needs assistance, the administrator or a person designated by the administrator must give reasonable assistance to that person to submit such request in writing. |
| 3) | A request for reasons contemplated in this Chapter must : |
| a) | indicate – |
| i) | the administrative action which affected the rights of the person making the request; and |
| ii) | which rights of that person were materially and adversely affected by the administrative action; and |
| b) | state – |
| i) | the full name and postal and, if available, electronic mail address of that person; and |
| ii) | any telephone and fax numbers where that person may be contacted. |