SALRC: 4 Discussion Papers on Review of the Criminal Procedure Act (Project 151)

The South African Law Reform Commission has published four discussion papers on the review of the Criminal Procedure Act. The review seeks to address systemic challenges in the Act, particularly in relation to provisions that deal with arrest, bail, alternative dispute resolution (ADR), and victim participation in the criminal justice process. This is a sub-project of the overall review of the Criminal Justice System.

Read: Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Statement

▪ Discussion Paper 167, Project 151: Review of the Criminal Justice System: Review of South Africa's Bail System.
Press Statement by the South African Law Reform Commission concerning its release of Discussion Paper 167: Review of South Africa's Bail Dispensation – Project 151
Comments can be emailed to Mr Fanyana Mdumbe at [email protected] and [email protected] by no later than Monday, 31 March 2025


▪ Discussion Paper 166, Project 151: Review of the Criminal Justice System Reform of the Arrest Dispensation.
Press Statement by the South African Law Reform Commission concerning its release of Discussion Paper 166 on the Review of the Arrest Dispensation: Project 151
Comments can be emailed to Ms Lowesa Roberts at [email protected] and [email protected] by no later than Monday, 31 March 2025


▪ Discussion Paper 165, Project 151: Review of the Criminal Justice System: Non-Trial Resolutions: Deferred Prosecution, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Non-Prosecution (Pre-Trial Processes, Part A).
Press Statement by the South African Law Reform Commission concerning its release of Discussion Paper 165 on Non-Trial Resolutions: Project 151
Comments can be emailed to A Makhwanya at [email protected] and [email protected]  by no later than Monday, 31 March 2025


▪ Discussion Paper 164, Project 151: Review of the Criminal Justice System: Alternative Dispute Resolution in Criminal Matters (Pre-Trial Processes, Part B).
Publication of the Discussion Paper 164: Review of the Criminal Justice System: Appropriate (Alternative) Dispute Resolution in Criminal Matters for public comment - Project 151
Comments can be emailed to A Makhwanya at [email protected] and [email protected] by no later than Monday, 31 March 2025