To amend the—
● Judicial Service Commission Act, 1994, so as to further regulate the composition of the Judicial Conduct Committee;
● Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000, so as to —
• make provision for the manual to also contain the website link to the latest notice regarding the records held by public bodies that are automatically available;
• assign the duty to keep certain details of information officers of public bodies to the Information Regulator; and
• provide for the mandatory disclosure of certain records of the South African Revenue Service in the public interest;
● Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004, so as to further regulate offences and penalties committed in terms of the Act;
● Child Justice Act, 2008, so as to provide for a procedure for dealing with children arrested for possession or use of cannabis as provided for in the Cannabis for Private Purposes Act, 2024;
● Legal Practice Act, 2014, so as to—
• insert new definitions;
• delete the reference to state advocate;
• revise the provisions dealing with institutions where practical vocational training may be performed;
• revise the requirements relating to the right of appearance in the High Court and the requirements for admission as a legal practitioner;
• to revise the provisions relating to the right of appearance for candidate attorneys and pupils at the expiry of the practical vocational training;
• further regulate the payment of professional fees;
• provide for attorneys and advocates employed in certain institutions to practise; and
• revise the requirements for possessing a Fidelity Fund certificate; and
● Cybercrimes Act, 2020, so as to amend a definition and to empower the Minister to make regulations relating to search warrants,
and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Introduction
12-03-2025
Portfolio Committee
National Assembly
Select Committee
National Council of Provinces
Sent for Assent
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READIntroduced by: Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development
Previous Versions
| TITLE | BILL NO. | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Judicial Matters Amendment Bill (B8-2025) | 2025-03-12 |
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