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Public Protector Act, 1994 (Act No. 23 of 1994)

9. Contempt of Public Protector

 

(1) No person shall—
(a) insult the Public Protector or the Deputy Public Protector;

[Section 9(1)(a) substituted by section 9 of Act No. 22 of 2003]

(b) in connection with an investigation do anything which, if the said investigation had been proceedings in a court of law, would have constituted contempt of court.

 

(2) Nothing contained in this Act shall prohibit the discussion in Parliament of a matter being investigated or which has been investigated in terms of this Act by the Public Protector.