NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 154
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INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 01-2013]
DATE OF PUBLICATION:  14 February 2013
154. Dr S M van Dyk (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development
and Land Reform:
(1) How many legal matters were dealt with by his department (a) in the
(i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11 and (iii) 2011-12 financial years and (b)
during the period 1 April 2012 up to the latest specified date for
which information is available;
(2) (a) how many of the specified legal matters were dealt with by (i)
the State Attorney and (ii) private attorneys during the specified
periods and (b) what are the reasons why his department was not
represented by the State Attorney in each specified case;
(3) what total amounts were paid by his department to (a) the State
Attorney and (b) private attorneys during the specified periods?
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THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:
1) (a) (i) 406
(ii) 410
(iii) 428
(b) 397
2) (a) (i)-(ii) The matters enumerated above are litigation
matters, all of which have been handled by the State Attorney on
behalf of the Department. It should therefore be noted the
payments reflected in paragraph (3)(b) are payments to private
attorneys for matters other than litigation, including but not
limited to: disciplinary hearings, claimant verification
processes, representation in Extension of Security of Tenure Act
matters and conveyancing. It should also be noted that the cases
listed in paragraph (1) supra are enumerated cumulatively over
the years under question.
(b) Falls away.
3) (a) 2009-2010 : R27 922 785.51
2010-2011 : R49 126 333.89
2011-2012 : R47 500 039.13
(b) 2009-2010 : R6 163 919.61
2010-2011 : R8 487 826.01
2011-2012 : R10 863 339.82