ATC191106: Report of the Select Committee on Security and Justice on the quarterly progress reports of the Magistrates Commission as tabled in terms of section 13(3)(f) of the Magistrates Act, 1993 (Act No 90 of 1993), dated 6 November 2019

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Report of the Select Committee on Security and Justice on the quarterly progress reports of the Magistrates Commission as tabled in terms of section 13(3)(f) of the Magistrates Act, 1993 (Act No 90 of 1993), dated 6 November 2019.
 

The Select Committee on Security and Justice, considered the Magistrates Commission’s quarterly progress reports on:

(a) Progress report dated 12 March 2019 on the provisional suspension from office of Ms J F van Schalkwyk, Chief Magistrate at Kempton Park, in terms of section 13(3)(f) of the Magistrates Act, 1993 (No 90 of 1993).

(b) Progress report dated 12 March 2019, on the provisional suspension from office of Mr M D Hinxa, the Chief Magistrate, Bloemfontein, in terms of section 13(3)(f) of the Magistrates Act, 1993 (No 90 of 1993).

(c) Progress report dated 12 March 2019, on the provisional suspension from office of Mr E S Nzimande, Regional Court President, Kwazulu-Natal, tabled in terms of section 13(3)(f) of the Magistrates Act, 1993 (Act No 90 of 1993), and

(d) Progress report dated 12 March 2019 on the provisional suspension from office of Ms L B Freeman, Senior Magistrate, Mossel Bay, tabled in terms of section 13(3)(f) of the Magistrates Act, 1993 (Act No 90 of 1993).

The Select Committee on Security and Justice, having considered the progress reports recommends the Council wait for the conclusion of the disciplinary process, or future progress reports, to further consider the matter.

 

Report to be considered.