South African Human Rights Commission Act, 2013 (Act No. 40 of 2013)

21. Legal proceedings against Commission
Purchase cart Previous page Return to chapter overview Next page

 

(1)        The Commission is a juristic person.

 

(2)The State Liability Act, 1957 (Act No. 20 of 1957), applies with the necessary changes, in respect of the Commission, and in such application a reference in that Act to  ‘‘the Minister of the department concerned’’ must be construed as a reference to the Chairperson.

 

(3)        No—

(a)commissioner;
(b)member of staff;
(c)person contemplated in section 19(5); or
(d)member of any committee, not being a commissioner,

is liable in respect of anything reflected in any report, finding, point of view or recommendation made or expressed in good faith and submitted to the National Assembly or made known in terms of this Act.