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Current Investigations

The following projects on the Commission's programme are currently receiving attention:

Project Title Contact

25

Statute law: The establishment of a permanently simplified, coherent and generally accessible statute book

 

  • Statutory law revision: Redundancy, obsoleteness and constitutionality of legislation

Project coordinator:
Pierre van Wyk

        Legislation administered by:  
 
    • Department of Correctional Services (DCS)
    • DOJCD One (Legislation on the legal professions, courts and institutions, civil procedure and evidence, substantive civil law, wills, estates and insolvency, constitutional and political legislation)
Veruksha Bhana
 
    • DOJCD Four (The Transkei Penal Code)
    • Department of State Security (DSS)
Simon Maphanga
 
    • Department of Basic Education (DBE)
    • Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (DCGTA)
    • Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)
    • Department of Human Settlements (DHS)
    • Department of Labour (DOL)
    • National Treasury (Legislation other than tax legislation)
    • National Treasury (Tax legislation)
    • Department of Public Works (DPW)
    • Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR)
Linda Mngoma
 
    • Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA)
    • Department of Police (DOP)
Aura Mngqibisa
 
    • Department of Communications (DOC)
    • Department of Home Affairs (DHA)
    • Department of Defence and Military Veterans (DOD)
    • Department of Tourism (DT)
    • Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
    • Department of Water Affairs (DWA)
Maureen Moloi
 
    • DOJCD Two (Legislation on family law and marriage)
    • Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA)
    • Department of Social Development (DSD)
Tania Prinsloo
 
    • Department of Arts and Culture (DAC)
Lowesa Roberts
 
    • DOJCD Three (Legislation on criminal procedure)
Willie van Vuuren
 
    • Department of Energy (DOE)
    • Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO)
    • Department of Mineral Resources (DMR)
Pierre van Wyk
 
    • Department of Health (DOH)
    • Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF)
    • Department of Transport (DOT)
Ronel van Zyl
 
    • Review of the Interpretation Act
Pierre van Wyk

94

Arbitration

Ananda Louw

100

Family law and the law of persons

  • Custody of and access to minor children
  • Review of aspects of matrimonial property law
  • Hindu marriages
  • Review of the law of maintenance

 

Ananda Louw
Anna-Marie Havenga
Maureen Moloi
Jennifer Joni

107

Sexual offences

  • Adult prostitution
  • Pornography and children

 

Dellene Clark

122

Assisted decision-making

Anna-Marie Havenga

125

Prescription periods

Theresa Häderli

126

Review of the law of evidence

  • Hearsay and relevance
  • Cyber crime

Willie van Vuuren

127

Review of administration orders

Lowesa Roberts

134

Administration of estates

To be assigned

135

Review of witchcraft legislation

Jennifer Joni

136

Multi-disciplinary legal practices

To be assigned

137

Expungement of certain criminal records

Willie van Vuuren

138

The practice of ukuthwala

Maite Modiba

 

Updated: 2013.08.20