The South African Law Reform Commission ( SALRC ) is a law reform commission which investigates the state of South African law and makes proposals for its reform to Parliament and the provincial legislatures . It is an independent advisory statutory body established by the South African Law Reform Commission Act of 1973. It investigates matters appearing on a programme approved by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development . ^{[1] [2]} The commission is part of the Commonwealth Association of Law Reform Agencies .

Members of the Commission [ edit ]

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The members of the SALRC are appointed by the President and are drawn from the judiciary, legal profession and academic institutions. ^[3] The current members of the SALRC are: ^[4]

• Judge Narandran Kollapen (Chairperson)
• Mr Irvin Lawrence (Vice-Chairperson)
• Prof Mpfariseni Budeli-Nemakonde
• Prof Karthigasen Govender
• Prof Wesahl Domingo
• Adv Tshepo Sibeko
• Adv HJ de Waal SC
• Adv Anthea Platt SC
• Adv Hendrina Magaretha Meintjes SC

A new Commission is appointed every five years, the last appointment being in 2018. ^[4]

In February 2012, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Jeff Radebe told reporters that the SALRC would be re-engineered to boost its legal research capacity and to better serve the needs of South Africa. ^[5]

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Official site of the South African Law Reform Commission