Information Regulator (POPIA & PAIA)
The official regulator for privacy and access to information. These are the prescribed forms — free to download and use.
- POPIA Form 1 — Objection to processing of your personal information
Use this when a company is using your personal information and you want them to stop.
- POPIA Form 2 — Request correction or deletion of personal information
Use this to make a business fix or delete wrong information they hold about you.
- POPIA Form SCN1 — Security compromise notification
If your business has a data breach, this is the form used to notify the Regulator.
- PAIA Form 2 — Request access to a record
The official form to request records from any public or private body.
- PAIA Form 5 — Complaint form
Use this to complain to the Regulator when a body ignores or refuses your PAIA request.
- PAIA manual templates & guides
The Regulator's own manual templates and how-to guides for private bodies.
Department of Employment & Labour (BCEA)
The Basic Conditions of Employment Act sets the minimums for every SA job — hours, leave, pay slips and the written particulars every employee must receive.
- Basic Conditions of Employment Act (full text)
Section 29 lists the 16 things every employer must give a new employee in writing — our Employment Contract covers all of them.
- BCEA regulations & amendments
The official regulations on hours, overtime and record-keeping.
SARS (tax invoices)
If you're registered for VAT — or your client is — your invoice must contain specific details to be a valid tax invoice.
- SARS tax invoice checklist (PDF)
The official checklist of what a full tax invoice over R5 000 must contain.
- SARS guide to tax invoices
Plain explanation of full vs abridged tax invoices and why they matter for VAT.
Rental Housing Act (landlords & tenants)
The law that governs deposits, inspections and refunds for residential rentals in South Africa.
- Rental Housing Act 50 of 1999 (full text)
Deposits must earn interest, inspections are joint, and skipping the move-out inspection can cost the landlord the whole deposit.
SAFLII (free consolidated Acts)
Free, up-to-date versions of every South African Act — the same texts attorneys cite.
- All consolidated SA Acts
Look up the current version of any Act we reference — BCEA, CPA, ECT Act, Copyright Act and more.
Need the contract, not just the form?
Official forms cover requests and notices. For the agreements between you and your clients, employees or tenants, build yours free online and only pay when you download.
Browse templates — free to tryLinks go to the official sources (inforegulator.org.za, gov.za, sars.gov.za, saflii.org). We don't host or alter these documents. Kontrak provides templates, not legal advice.