CATEGORIES
- (26)Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development
- (20)Auditors & Accountants
- (4)Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment
- (5)Built Environment
- (49)Communications & Digital Technologies
- (2)Company Law
- (2)Consumer Law
- (10)Courts
- (2)Criminal Law
- (1)Cybercrimes
- (2)Disaster Management
- (8)Education & Training
- (3)Electoral Law
- (81)Environmental Law
- (4)Family Law
- (125)Financial Sector
- (2)Fisheries & Aquaculture
- (3)General Interest
- (16)Health & Safety
- (17)Home Affairs
- (3)Housing
- (12)In the Spotlight
- (1)International Co-operation
- (66)Justice & Constitutional Development
- (50)Labour Law
- (16)Legal Practice Council
- (15)Local Government
- (19)Minerals & Energy
- (1)Monetary Policy
- (1)National Development Plan
- (11)National Treasury
- (61)New Legislation
- (10)Opportunities for Public Comment
- (6)POPIA
- (264)Parliament
- (1)Practice Management
- (2)Presidency
- (13)Property Law
- (7)Public Service
- (3)Retirement Reform
- (12)Road Accident Fund
- (19)Safety and Security
- (6)Small Business Development
- (19)Social Development
- (8)Sport, Arts & Culture
- (14)State Owned Enterprises
- (4)State of Disaster (energy)
- (15)Taxation
- (5)Tourism
- (57)Trade, Industry & Competition
- (32)Transport
- (15)Water & Sanitation
- Show All
LAW REFORM COMMISSION: NEXT STEP IN COLONIAL, APARTHEID-ERA LEGISLATION REVIEW
- 01 July 2024
- Justice & Constitutional Development
- SA Legal Academy
Please note: On 5 July 2024, the SALRC website’s home page drew attention to a media statement on the discussion paper –but the link provided was faulty. Only on 8 July 2024 was the error corrected. The statement has nevertheless served to confirm the accuracy of the report below, albeit rather belatedly.
The South African Law Reform Commission has called for input by 30 September 2024 on a discussion paper published as the next step in its review of colonial and apartheid-era legislation. This follows the October 2023 release of an issue paper for public comment.
The discussion paper focuses on laws impacting adversely on expressive rights, some of which – in the Commission’s view – require more ‘substantive, systemic development and reform’.
The paper nevertheless includes a draft General Laws Amendment Bill that would seek to:
- repeal some pre-constitutional era laws, and
- amend specific sections of others.
According to the discussion paper, a Conspiracy, Instigation & Incitement to Commit Offence Bill is expected to be introduced in Parliament soon with the intention of repealing remaining provisions in the Riotous Assemblies Act, 1956.
Published by SA Legal Academy Policy Watch
Follow us on X @SALegalAcademy (you can also join us on LinkedIn and Facebook)