Steenhuisen and Another v Van Rooyen and Others (611/2021)
Steenhuisen and Another v Van Rooyen and Others (611/2021) [2023] ZASCA 78 (29 May 2023)
The Supreme Court of Appeal found that the Public Protector's investigation and decision were not rationally related to the parliamentary question posed. The question specifically referred to the period 'since taking office', and both the Public Protector and Mr Van Rooyen initially interpreted it as such. However, the Public Protector's investigation and conclusion disregarded her own interpretation and relied on evidence and media reports relating to a period not covered by the question. The complaint was therefore not related to the actual question, and the Public Protector applied the wro…
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- Executive Ethics Code
- Wilful Misleading Of Parliament
- Review Of Public Protector Decision
- Parliamentary Accountability