Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (Act No. 3 of 2000)Regulations on Fair Administrative Procedures, 2002Chapter 1 : Public InquiriesPart 1: General7. Representations and requests received after closing date |
| 1) | An administrator, or a person or panel conducting a public inquiry : |
| a) | may refuse to accept any written representations or requests for permission to testify or to make oral representations, received after the closing date; or |
| b) | may, but is not obliged to, grant requests for condonation of late submission of written representations or requests for permission to testify or to make oral representations. |
| 2) | A request for condonation may be granted on good cause shown by the person who submitted the written representations or the request for permission, provided that condonation would not : |
| a) | lead to unnecessary delays; or |
| b) | otherwise prejudice the public interest. |