1. Request for recommendation of candidate for appointment as Deputy Public Protector 1) A letter dated 16 October 2012 has been received from the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, requesting the Assembly to recommend a suitable candidate for appointment as Deputy Public Protector in terms of section 2A of the Public Protector Act, 1994 (No 23 of 1994), upon the expiry of the term of office of the incumbent, Adv M Shai, on 30 November 2012.