Social Assistance Act, 2004 (Act No. 13 of 2004)

Regulations

Regulations 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 Act

Chapter 4 : Duties of Members and Powers of Independent Tribunal

9. Duties of members of the Independent Tribunal

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(1)	The legal practitioner has the following duties:

(a)	Deciding and ruling on whether the decision of the Agency is to be confirmed, varied or set aside after consultation with a medical practitioner as contemplated in subregulation (2) in respect of appeals contemplated in regulation 5(2); or

(b)	Deciding and ruling on whether the decision of the Agency is to be confirmed, varied or set aside after consultation with a civil society member as contemplated in subregulation (3)(a) in respect of an appeal contemplated in regulation 5(3);

(c)	Deciding and ruling on whether the decision of the Agency is to be confirmed, varied or set aside in respect of an appeal contemplated in regulation 5(5); and

(d)	Recording, signing off on, and furnishing reasons for the decision of the Independent Tribunal as contemplated above.

(2)	The medical practitioner has the following duties:

(a)	The assessment of all medical aspects of appeals in respect of grants contemplated in regulation 5(2);

(b)	Advising the legal practitioner on all medical aspects of the appeals contemplated in regulation 5(2) ; and

(c)	Making recommendations in respect of appeals contemplated in regulation 5(2).

(3)	The civil society member has the following duties:

(a)	Advising and making recommendations to the legal practitioner on the socio-economic aspects of appeals contemplated in regulation 5(3); or

(b)	Deciding and ruling on whether the decision of the Agency is to be confirmed, varied or set aside of appeals as contemplated in regulation 6 of the Covid-19 SRD Regulations read together with regulation 5(4) of these Regulations; and

(c)	Recording, signing off on, and furnishing reasons for the decision of the Independent Tribunal as contemplated in subregulation (b).