Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act, 2000 (Act No. 4 of 2000)Chapter 4 : Equality Courts23. Appeals and reviews |
| (1) | Any person aggrieved by any order made by an equality court in terms of or under this Act may, within such period and in such manner as may be prescribed, appeal against such order to the High Court having jurisdiction or the Supreme Court of Appeal, as the case may be. |
| (2) | On appeal, the High Court or the Supreme Court of Appeal, as the case may be, may make such order in the matter as it may deem fit. |
| (3) | Notwithstanding subsection (1), any person aggrieved by any order made by an equality court may, subject to the rules of the Constitutional Court, appeal directly to the Constitutional Court. |
| (4) | In the event of conflicting decisions being made by presiding officers in matters in respect of paragraph (b) of the definition of "prohibited grounds", the Minister may refer a stated case to the Supreme Court of Appeal or the Constitutional Court for a determination. |
| (5) |
| (a) | If a presiding officer in a magistrates’ court makes a determination relating to a ground of discrimination referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of "prohibited grounds", the decision must, after the finalisation of the proceedings and in the prescribed manner, be submitted to the High Court having jurisdiction for review. |
| (b) | The High Court in question must, after considering the matter, make a determination in respect of the ground referred to in subsection (5)(a) and thereafter may make any order in terms of this Act as it deems fit. |
| (c) | The operation of subsection (5)(a) is suspended until any appeal contemplated in this section is finalised. |