Social Assistance Act, 2004 (Act No. 13 of 2004)RegulationsRegulations regulating to the Lodging of Applications for Social Assistance Appeals and the Consideration and Adjudication of Appeals by the Independent Tribunal issued in terms of Section 32, read with Section 18 of the ActChapter 5 : Lodging of Appeal and Condonation13. Condonation of late lodging of appeal |
| (1) | The Independent Tribunal may, on application and on good cause shown by persons contemplated in regulation 12(1), condone an application for appeal lodged after a period of 90 days. |
| (2) | In deciding whether good cause has been shown for condonation of a late application for an appeal, the Independent Tribunal must take the following factors into account: |
| (a) | the reason for and the extent of the delay; |
| (b) | whether it is in the interest of justice that condonation be granted; and |
| (c) | whether there are reasonable prospects of success. |
| (3) | An application contemplated in subregulation (1) must be in a form similar to Form 2 in the Annexure to these Regulations. |