Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996
R 385
Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (Act No. 3 of 2000)Rules of Procedure for Judicial Review of Administrative ActionPart A: Application of Rules and Definitions1. Application of Rules |
| 1) | These rules apply to proceedings for judicial review in the High Court, the Labour Court or the Magistrates' Courts. |
| 2) | In an application for judicial review in a court other than one referred to in sub-rule (1), the court may adapt these rules to suit its particular requirements and procedures. |
| 3) | If in any legal proceedings other than an application for judicial review, a party raises an issue concerning the validity of an administrative action, the court may - |
| a) | give directions as to the process to be followed for the determination of the validity of the administrative action taking these rules into account; or |
| b) | suspend the proceedings pending the outcome of the proceedings for judicial review under these rules. |
| 4) | To the extent that these rules do not provide for any matter regulated by the rules of the court in which the proceedings are instituted, those rules apply insofar as they do not conflict with these rules, provided that- |
| a) | the rules relating to applications and discovery apply subject to the provisions of rules 8(2) and 12 respectively; and |
| b) | Rule 53 of the Uniform Rules of the High Court and Rule 7A of the Rules for the Conduct of Proceedings in the Labour Court no longer apply in proceedings for judicial review. |
