Helen Suzman Foundation v Judicial Service Commission and Others (8647/2013)
Helen Suzman Foundation v Judicial Service Commission and Others (8647/2013) [2014] ZAWCHC 136; [2014] 4 All SA 395 (WCC); 2015 (2) SA 498 (WCC) (5 September 2014)
The court held that the Judicial Service Commission is not legally obliged to disclose the full recording of its private deliberations as part of the Rule 53 record. The summary of deliberations compiled by the Chief Justice, together with the comprehensive documentation and transcripts already provided, satisfies the requirements of Rule 53(1)(b). The applicant is not deprived of the procedural and substantive safeguards intended by the Rule, and the refusal to disclose the full deliberations does not violate constitutional principles of openness, transparency, equality of arms, or access to…
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- Rule 53 Record
- Judicial Appointments
- Access To Information
- Confidentiality Of Deliberations
- Constitutional Rights
- Transparency And Openness