Block v Upington Correctional Supervision and Parole Board and Others (893/2023)
Block v Upington Correctional Supervision and Parole Board and Others (893/2023) [2023] ZANCHC 72; [2023] 4 All SA 295 (NCK) (15 September 2023)
The court found that the Parole Board and respondents erred materially in law by rigidly applying internal guidelines and failing to exercise their statutory discretion under section 80 of the Correctional Services Act. The applicant's conduct, including educational and rehabilitative contributions, constituted highly meritorious service and did not need to be perilous to qualify for remission. The respondents' reliance on the requirement of danger was unfounded and contrary to both the wording and purpose of the Act. The exclusion of the applicant from the Covid-19 special parole dispensatio…
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- Special Remission Of Sentence
- Parole Review
- Highly Meritorious Service
- Procedural Fairness
- Error Of Law
- Promotion Of Administrative Justice Act