Justice and Constitution

Ad Hoc Committee on Code of Judical Conduct

The ad hoc committee on code of judicial conduct and the regulations on judges’ disclosure of interests has held public hearings on the proposed regulations on judges disclosure in Parliament.

The justice department first briefed the ad hoc committee on the draft code of judicial conduct at the beginning of 2011.

South African Law Reform Commission

The South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) has released a discussion paper on the review of legislation dealing with family law and marriage for public comment.

Written comment on the paper is invited until 30 April 2012.

Department of Justice and Constitutional Development

The justice and constitutional development department has published amendments to the regulations for judicial officers in the lower courts in the Government Gazette.

The regulations are published in terms of the Magistrates Act of 1993.