South Africa Case Law

Speaker of National Assembly v De Lille MP and Another (297/98)

Speaker of National Assembly v De Lille MP and Another (297/98) [1999] ZASCA 50; [1999] 4 All SA 241 (A) (26 August 1999)

Court

Supreme Court of Appeal

Case number

297/98

Judges

Mahomed, Van Heerden, Nienaber, Olivier, Farlam

The Supreme Court of Appeal held that the National Assembly had no constitutional authority to suspend Patricia De Lille for speech made in the House.

• Parliamentary Privilege
• Freedom Of Speech In Parliament
• Powers And Privileges Of Parliament Act
• Judicial Review Of Parliamentary Action
• Parliamentary-privilege
• Freedom-of-speech-in-parliament