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NATIONAL ASSEMBLYÂ
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO.: 2401
DATE OF QUESTION: 02 SEPTEMBER 2011
2401. Mr P J Groenewald (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Justice and
Constitutional Development:
How many cases of debt counselling (a) in (i) 2008, (ii) 2009 and (iii)
2010 and (b) during the period 1 January 2011 up to the latest
specified date for which information is available were (i) handed in to
the clerk of the Ellisras magistrateâs court (ii) placed on the roll,
(iii) heard by the magistrate and (iv)(aa) passed and (bb) rejected by
the court?       Â
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REPLY:-
I wish to inform the Honourable Member that I have been advised as follows
regarding the situation relating to cases of debt counselling dealt with at
the Ellisras magistrateâs court:
| |(i) |(ii) |(iii) |(iv)(aa|(iv)(bb) Cases |
| |Cases |Cases |Cases |) |rejected by the |
| |handed |placed on|heard by |Passed |court/ removed |
| |in |the roll |the | |from the court |
| | | |magistrate| |roll |
|(a)(i) |None | | | | |
|2008 | | | | | |
|(a)(ii) |None | | | | |
|2009 | | | | | |
|(a)(iii) |99 |99 |0 |0 |None was rejected.|
|2010 | | | | | |
| | | | | |Additional |
| | | | | |information: |
| | | | | |However, |
| | | | | |13 cases were |
| | | | | |postponed sine |
| | | | | |die; |
| | | | | |8 were removed |
| | | | | |from the court |
| | | | | |roll on request of|
| | | | | |Attorneys/Debt |
| | | | | |Councellors; |
| | | | | |35 matters were |
| | | | | |placed on the |
| | | | | |roll, but the |
| | | | | |documents were |
| | | | | |later removed by |
| | | | | |the parties and |
| | | | | |never returned to |
| | | | | |court; |
| | | | | |39 notices of |
| | | | | |withdrawals of |
| | | | | |actions and |
| | | | | |notices to remove |
| | | | | |from the roll were|
| | | | | |received from |
| | | | | |Attorneys/Debt |
| | | | | |Councellors; and |
| | | | | |4 matters were |
| | | | | |placed on the roll|
| | | | | |for February to |
| | | | | |June 2011. |
|(b) 1 |22 |*26 |3 |3 |None was rejected.|
|January | | | | | |
|2011 up to| | | | |Additional |
|the latest| | | | |Information: |
|specified | | | | | |
|date | | | | |6 cases were |
| | | | | |postponed sine |
| | | | | |die; |
| | | | | |8 were removed |
| | | | | |from the court |
| | | | | |roll on request of|
| | | | | |Attorneys/Debt |
| | | | | |Councellors; |
| | | | | |1 matter was |
| | | | | |placed on the |
| | | | | |roll, but |
| | | | | |documents were |
| | | | | |removed and never |
| | | | | |returned to court;|
| | | | | |1 notice of |
| | | | | |withdrawal of |
| | | | | |action and notice |
| | | | | |to remove from the|
| | | | | |roll was received |
| | | | | |from |
| | | | | |Attorneys/Debt |
| | | | | |Councellors; and |
| | | | | |7 matters were |
| | | | | |placed on the roll|
| | | | | |for September to |
| | | | | |November 2011. |
* It should be noted that four (4) cases which were placed on the roll
during 2010, were removed from the roll by the Attorneys/Debt Councellors
during 2010. The same 4 (four) cases of 2010 were again placed on the roll
for 2011. Â