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Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)NoticesAdjusted Alert Level 3 Directions9. Reconsideration process |
| (1) | Following the consideration of an application for the Social Relief of Distress Grant provided for in these Directions, SASSA must inform the applicant— |
| (a) | whether the applicant qualifies for the grant; or |
| (b) | that the applicant does not qualify for the grant in terms of these Directions, stating the reasons why the applicant does not qualify and inform the applicant of the applicant’s right to appeal or request SASSA to reassess its decision; |
| (c) | that the applicant must, if the applicant so decides, submit an application for appeal or reassessment to SASSA electronically, within 30 days from the date of each notification of SASSA’s decision; and |
| (d) | that for the purposes of an application for an appeal or reassessment, the appellant must only set out the reasons why the appellant disputes the decision of the SASSA and that the appellant may not submit any new or additional evidence. |
| (2) | Upon receipt of a request for reassessment or appeal, SASSA must reassess its decision against the latest available information, including checking with banks to determine whether the appellant has an income, within a period of 60 days from the date on which the application for reassessment was received by SASSA and inform the appellant of the outcome of the reassessment and provide reasons for such an outcome including that— |
| (a) | no appeal or application for reassessment will be considered by SASSA if it is not lodged within the prescribed period of 30 days from the date of the rejection of an application, whichever is applicable; |
| (b) | the outcome of the appeal or reassessment by SASSA is the final decision and no further internal recourse will be available; and |
| (c) | if the appellant is not satisfied with the outcome of the reassessment by SASSA, the appellant may approach a relevant court for a judicial review of SASSA’s decision within a period of not more than 180 days of the date of the outcome of the reassessment by SASSA, in terms of section 6(1) read with section 7 of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (Act No. 3 of 2000). |
| (3) | An appellant may access information regarding the outcome of his or her application on SASSA’s website. |
