Public Protector Act, 1994 (Act No. 23 of 1994)

5. Liability of Public Protector
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(1)The office of the Public Protector shall be a juristic person.

 

(2)The State Liability Act, 1957 (Act 20 of 1957), shall apply with the necessary changes in respect of the office of the Public Protector, and in such application a reference in that Act to 'the Minister of the department concerned' shall be construed as a reference to the Public Protector in his or her official capacity.

[Section 5(2) substituted by section 7 of  Act No. 113 of 1998]

 

(3)Neither a member of the office of the Public Protector nor the office of the Public Protector shall be liable in respect of anything reflected in any report, finding, point of view or recommendation made or expressed in good faith and submitted to Parliament or made known in terms of this Act or the Constitution.