Jet Education Services NPO v Manufacturing Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (2023/070358,2023/071032)
Jet Education Services NPO v Manufacturing Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (2023/070358,2023/071032) [2024] ZAGPJHC 709 (2 August 2024)
The court held that both the JET and MerSETA applications are matters arising from the Skills Development Act, as they concern the legality of discretionary grants and contracts awarded by MerSETA in fulfilment of its statutory mandate. The statutory ouster in section 31(1) applies broadly to all disputes causally connected to the SDA, not only those directly invoking its provisions. The court rejected the argument that parties could confer jurisdiction on the High Court by consent where a statutory ouster applies. The contracts and disputes in question are central to the statutory functions…
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- Skills Development Act
- Exclusive Jurisdiction
- Self Review
- Discretionary Grants
- Administrative Action
- Jurisdictional Ouster