Social Assistance Act, 2004 (Act No. 13 of 2004)RegulationsRegulations regulating to the Lodging of Applications for Social Assistance Appeals and the Consideration and Adjudication of Appeals by the Independent Tribunal issued in terms of Section 32, read with Section 18 of the ActChapter 3 : Appointment and Composition of Independent Tribunal5. Composition of Independent Tribunal |
| (1) | The composition of the Independent Tribunal shall be based on the specific type of social assistance to which the appeal contemplated in section 18(2) of the Act, relates. |
| (2) | Where the dispute relates to the medical assessment of the applicant or beneficiary (disability, care dependency, war veteran’s grant or grantin-in-aid) the Independent Tribunal will be constituted as follows: |
| (i) | a legal practitioner; and |
| (ii) | a medical practitioner. |
| (3) | Where the dispute relates to social relief of distress other than the social relief of distress as contemplated in regulation 2(1) of the Covid-19 SRD Regulations, the Independent Tribunal will be constituted as follows: |
| (i) | a legal practitioner; and |
| (ii) | a civil society member. |
| (4) | Where the dispute relates to social relief of distress as contemplated in regulation 2(1) of the Covid-19 SRD Regulations, the Independent Tribunal will be constituted by a civil society member. |
| (5) | Where the dispute relates to any other reason not mentioned above, the Independent Tribunal will be constituted by a legal practitioner. |