Madam Deputy Speaker, I just quickly want to take the House through the background of the reports.
In the general disciplinary process of magistrates, the Portfolio Committee - thus Parliament - constitutes one of the stages in the process. It is on that stage of the process that I am reporting here today.
We had to deal with the disciplinary cases of four magistrates.
The first case concerned Mrs N E Ndamase. The committee deliberated on this matter and reached a decision that the suspension should not be confirmed due to the fact that the committee felt that there were a lot of unsatisfactory elements presented by the commission.
The next case concerned Mr C M Dumani, in whose case we proposed that the provisional suspension be confirmed.
The third case concerned Ms T C Oliphant, in whose case we proposed that the removal from office not be confirmed.
The last case concerned the upliftment of the provisional suspension from office of Magistrate A Bacharam. We proposed that it be confirmed. Thank you. [Applause.]
There was no debate.
Question put: That the recommendation of the committee be adopted, namely that the provisional suspension of additional magistrate N E Ndamase not be confirmed.
Agreed to (Democratic Alliance and Congress of the People abstaining, and Inkatha Freedom Party dissenting).
Provisional suspension of Magistrate N E Ndamase accordingly not confirmed.
Question put: That the recommendation of the committee be adopted, namely that the provisional suspension of Magistrate C M Dumani be confirmed.
Agreed to.
Provisional suspension of Magistrate C M Dumani accordingly confirmed.
Question put: That the recommendation of the committee be adopted, namely that the removal from office of Magistrate T C Oliphant not be confirmed.
Agreed to (Inkatha Freedom Party dissenting).
Removal from office of Magistrate T C Oliphant accordingly not confirmed.
Question put: That the recommendation of the committee be adopted, namely that the upliftment of the provisional suspension from office of Magistrate A Bacharam be confirmed.
Agreed to.
Upliftment of provisional suspension from office of Magistrate A Bacharam accordingly confirmed.