President Jacob Zuma, has in terms of Section 3 (1) (a) (ii) of the South African Law Reform Commission Act, 1973 (Act No. 19 of 1973) appointed Professors Annet Wanyana Oguttu and Marita Carnelly, as members of the South African Law Reform Commission with effect from 02 January 2015, filling two existing vacancies.
Professor Oguttu is a Professor of Law at the University of South Africa (UNISA), specialising in Tax Law. Professor Carnelly is College Dean of Research at the College of Law and Management Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
In terms of Act No. 19 of 1973, the Commission consists of a Chairperson and not more than eight other suitable persons, appointed by the President. The function of the Commission is to do research and to investigate all such branches of the law in order to make recommendations for the development, improvement and modernisation or reform thereof.
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