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28 of 2003
The Judicial Officers (Amendment of Conditions of Service) Amendment Act 28 of 2003 intends:
- to amend the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944, so as to further regulate the appointment of magistrates in an acting or temporary capacity; and
- to amend the Magistrates Act, 1993, so as to-
- further regulate the remuneration of magistrates;
- further regulate the suspension of magistrates; and
- make provision generally for equal benefits to accrue to spouses and heterosexual or same-sex life partners of magistrates; and
- to amend the Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office-bearers Act, 1997, so as to extend-
- the definition of "office-bearer" to include judges and magistrates;
- the composition of the Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office-bearers; and
- the functions of the Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office-bearers; and
- to amend the Public Finance Management Act, 1999, in order to add the remuneration of magistrates to Schedule 5 thereof; and
- to amend the Judges' Remuneration and Conditions of Employment Act, 2001, so as to-
- further regulate the remuneration of judges;
- bring the provisions relating to benefits accruing to spouses and heterosexual or same-sex life partners of judges in line with a decision of the Constitutional Court; and
- to provide for matters incidental to the above provisions.
Commencement
1 November 2003
