| (1) | The Supreme Court of Appeal consists of a President, a Deputy President and the number of judges of appeal determined in terms of an Act of Parliament. |
| (2) | A matter before the Supreme Court of Appeal must be decided by the number of judges determined in terms of an Act of Parliament. |
| (a) | The Supreme Court of Appeal may decide appeals in any matter arising from the High Court of South Africa or a court of a status similar to the High Court of South Africa, except in respect of labour or competition matters to such extent as may be determined by an Act of Parliament. |
| (b) | The Supreme Court of Appeal may decide only— |
| (ii) | issues connected with appeals; and |
| (iii) | any other matter that may be referred to it in circumstances defined by an Act of Parliament. |
[Section 168(3) substituted by section 4 of the Constitution Seventeenth Amendment Act, 2012 (Act No. 72 of 2013)]
