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Rules for the Conduct of Proceedings before the CCMA, 2023

Part One: Serving and Filing Documents

7. How to file documents with the Commission

 

(1) A party must file documents with the Commission—
(a) by hand delivery of the document to the regional office of the Commission or the office of the Department of Employment and Labour at the addresses listed in Schedule One;
(b) by sending a copy of the document by registered post to the regional office of the Commission at the address listed in Schedule One; or
(c) by e-mailing the document to a Commission regional office at only an e-mail address listed in Schedule One. Documents filed by means of e-mail must be transmitted in MS Word or PDF format.

 

(2) A document is filed with the Commission when—
(a) the document is handed to the regional office of the Commission or an office of the Department of Employment and 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 an office of the Commission listed in Schedule One;
(c) the e-mail is received in the regional office, as provided for in the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002; or
(d) the online referral or condonation application is received through the Commission's electronic referral online portals as listed in Schedule One.

 

(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.