Special Investigating Units And Special Tribunals Act, 1996 (Act No. 74 of 1996)

Regulations

Regulations of the Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals

7. Recording of Proceedings
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(1)
(a)The proceedings of the Tribunal shall be recorded in the manner determined by the Tribunal President or a member of the Tribunal.
(b)Any person appointed or designated to record the proceedings of the Tribunal shall, at the outset, take an oath or make an affirmation in the following terms:

 

"I, AB., declare under oath/affirm that I shall faithfully and to the best of my ability record the proceedings of the Special Tribunal and related matters as instructed by the Tribunal President or member presiding at a sitting of the Special Tribunal."

 

(2)
(a)The proceedings of the Special Investigating Unit in terms of section 5(2)(c) of the Act shall be recorded in the manner determined by the Head of the Unit: Provided that the person to be questioned must be warned in advance of any audio or audio-visual recording of such proceedings.
(b) Any person appointed or designated to record the proceedings of the Special Investigating Unit in terms of section 5(2)(c) of the Act shall, at the outset, take an oath or make an affirmation in the following terms:

 

"I, A.B., declare under oath/affirm that I shall faithfully and to the best of my ability record the proceedings of the Special Investigating Unit and related matters as instructed by the Head of the Special Investigating Unit or the member delegated thereto by him or her."

 

(c)        Any person who has been questioned as contemplated in section 5(2)(c) of the Act—

(i)may apply in writing to the Head of the Special Investigating Unit to have the record transcribed; and
(ii)shall be entitled to a copy of the transcript of the proceedings concerned upon payment, in advance, of the cost of the transcription of the said record.

 

(3) Any person who transcribes the record of the proceedings of the Tribunal or of a Special Investigating Unit shall, upon completion of the transcription, take an oath or make an affirmation in the following terms:

 

"I, A.B., declare under oath/affirm that I have fully and to the best of my ability transcribed the whole of the record of the proceedings of the Special Tribunal/Special Investigating Unit that was handed to me. "