• Public Protector Act, 1994 (Act No. 23 of 1994)
  • Notice No. 2012 of 1994
  • Act
  • Preamble
  • 1. Definitions
  • 1A. Establishment and appointment
  • 2. Remuneration, vacancies in office and other terms and conditions of employment by Public Protector
  • 2A. Appointment, remuneration and other terms and conditions of employment, vacancies in office and removal from office of Deputy Public Protector
  • 3. Staff of Public Protector
  • 4. Finances and accountability
  • 5. Liability of Public Protector
  • 6. Reporting matters to and additional powers of Publilc Protector
  • 7. Investigation by Public Protector
  • 7A. Entering upon premises by the Public Protector
  • 8. Publication of findings
  • 9. Contempt of Public Protector
  • 10. Compensation for expenses
  • 11. Offences and penalties
  • 12. Repealed
  • 13. Application of Act
  • 14. Repeal of laws
  • 15. Short title
• Rules
  • Amendment Rules relating to Investigations by the Public Protector and Matters Incidental thereto, 2020
    • Notice No. 945 of 2018
    • Chapter 1 : Definitions
      • 1. Definitions
    • Chapter 2 : Purpose of Rules
      • 2. Purpose of Rules
    • Chapter 3 : Lodging Complaint with Public Protector
      • 3. Service points where complaint may be lodged
      • 4. Manner of lodging complaint
      • 5. Information required when lodging complaint
      • 6. Manner of submitting complaints to Public Protector
      • 7. Confidentiality of information
    • Chapter 4 : Processing of Complaint lodged with Public Protector
      • 8. Delivery of documents and notices
      • 9. Procedure followed after lodging complaint
      • 10. Decision of Public Protector relating to late lodging of complaint
      • 11. Refusal of Public Protector to investigate complaint
      • 12. Advising complainant about appropriate remedies
      • 13. Referral of complaint to, or by, public bodies or authorities
    • Chapter 5 : General aspects relating to Investigation of Complaint lodged with Public Protector
      • 14. Format of investigation
      • 15. Reporting of state institutions to executive authorities or Parliament, as the case may be
      • 16. Legal assistance during investigation
      • 17. Circumstances under which Public Protector will request assistance from state institutions
      • 18. Request for assistance by Public Protector
      • 19. Informing parties of assistance by state institutions
    • Chapter 6 : Conducting Preliminary Investigation
      • 20. Deciding on preliminary investigation
      • 21. Procedure after conclusion of preliminary investigation
    • Chapter 7 : Compliance with Information Requests and Timeframes of Public Protector
      • 22. Responsibility of state institutions to co-operate with Public Protector
      • 23. Attaining co-operation during investigations
      • 24. Refusal or failure to co-operate with Public Protector
      • 25. Contempt of the Public Protector
    • Chapter 8 : Conducting of Proceedings before Public Protector
      • 26. Scope of Chapter
      • 27. Circumstances under which Public Protector conducts proceedings
      • 28. Notice of proceedings
      • 29. Failure to participate in proceedings
      • 30. Persons allowed to attend proceedings
      • 31. Nature of proceedings
      • 32. Procedures before commencement of proceedings
      • 33. Procedures at commencement of proceedings
      • 34. Procedures during proceedings
      • 35. Conditions for joining, substituting or adding parties to proceedings
      • 36. Consolidation of complaints
    • Chapter 9 : General Aspects in Resolving Complaints
      • 37. Complaint resolution processes and techniques
      • 38. Facilitation of resolution
      • 39. Implementation of resolution
    • Chapter 10 : Conclusion of Complaint
      • 40. Conclusion of complaint
      • 41. Affording opportunity to complainant to make representations before finalising complaint
      • 42. Adverse findings of Public Protector
      • 43. Monitoring of agreement and remedial action to be taken
      • 44. Grounds for requesting internal review for decision to close an investigation or refuse to investigate a complaint
    • Chapter 11 : General Provisions
      • 45. Recording of proceedings and investigation
      • 46. Language used during proceedings and investigation
      • 47. Contact particulars of Public Protector and Customer Care Service
      • 48. Short title and commencement
    • Annexures
      • Annexure A : Public Protector Complaint Form
      • Annexure B : Contact details of Public Protector
      • Annexure C : Subpoena
      • Annexure D : Authorisation to serve subpoena
      • Annexure E : Notice of proceedings
• Notices
  • [Repealed] Determination of the Salaries and Allowances of the Public Protector
    • Notice No. 359 of 2020
    • Schedule 1 : Remuneration levels with effect 1 July 2019 of the Public Protector
  • [Repealed] Determination of the Remuneration of the Deputy Public Protector
    • Notice No. 1332 of 2020
    • Schedule 1 : Remuneration of the Deputy Public Protector
  • Determination of the Salaries and Allowances of the Public Protector and Deputy Public Protector
    • Notice No. 2672 of 2022
    • Schedule : Salaries and Allowances, with effect 1 April 2021, of the Public Protector and Deputy Public Protector
  • Determination of the Salaries and Allowances of the Public Protector and Deputy Public Protector: 2022/2023
    • Notice No. 3914 of 2023
    • Schedule: Salaries and Allowances, with effect 1 April 2022, of the Public Protector and Deputy Public Protector
• Proclamations
  • [Repealed] Determination of the Salaries and Allowances of the Public Protector and Deputy Public Protector
    • Proclamation No. 29 of 2021
    • Schedule : Salaries and Allowances, with effect 1 April 2020, of the Public Protector and Deputy Public Protector
  • Determination of the Salaries and Allowances of the Public Protector and Deputy Public Protector: 2023/2024 - 2024/2025
    • Proclamation Notice 205 of 2024
    • Schedule : Salaries and Allowances with effect 1 April 2023 and 1 April 2024