# Review of Burdens imposed on Local Government by Legislation

- Link: https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/review-of-burdens-imposed-on-local-government-by-legislation/
- Published: 2019-06-20T14:08:39+02:00
- Author: dearSA

## **2 **active citizens had a say

# ALRC: Review of Regulatory, Compliance and Reporting Burdens imposed on Local Government by Legislation

The South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) is reviewing the regulatory, compliance
and reporting obligations imposed on local government through legislation and is
inviting you to [comment](http://www.justice.gov.za/salrc/ipapers/ip37-proj146-2019May.pdf)
on its discussion paper. Submissions must be made by no later than **Wednesday, 
31 July 2019**.

The Commission is calling on interested parties to make submissions about:

-onerous regulatory, compliance and reporting obligations ;

-how, in practice, these obligations affect municipalities;

-any proposals on how to streamline o remove these obligations; and

-what impact, if any, streamlining or removing these obligations would have for 
municipalities, other organs of state and communities.

**Important to note;**_ this is not a petition but is a legally protected policy-
shaping process mandated under the SA Constitution. Your comment is immediately 
sent as a _**unique email**_ to the designated government representative and must,
by law, be acknowledged and considered. Had this been a petition, all comments would
be seen as a single collective submission._

_By using DearSA’s service you ensure an accurate record is held by civil society(
on DearSA’s encrypted database) so government cannot dispute participation facts
or figures. This process forms a solid foundation for a legal case should the necessity
arise._

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## DOWNLOAD DOCUMENTS

 * [Full Media Releace](http://www.justice.gov.za/salrc/media/20190503-IP37-Proj146.pdf)
 * [Discussion Paper](http://www.justice.gov.za/salrc/ipapers/ip37-proj146-2019May.pdf)

![](https://cdn.dearsouthafrica.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20191325/Burdens-
on-Local-Government.png "Burdens on Local Government")