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Tjaart Jurgens Maré Doctor Legum Universiteit van die Vrystaat

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In Ferreira v Levin NO and Others, Vryenhoek v Powell NO and Others947 het <strong>die</strong><br />

Konstitusionele Hof <strong>die</strong> vraag oorweeg of <strong>die</strong> applikante bevoegdheid gehad het om <strong>die</strong><br />

geldigheid <strong>van</strong> Artikel 417(2)(b) <strong>van</strong> <strong>die</strong> Maatskappywet 61 <strong>van</strong> 1973 te betwis op grond<br />

daar<strong>van</strong> dat dit in stryd was met Artikel 25(3) <strong>van</strong> <strong>die</strong> Interim Grondwet (<strong>die</strong> reg op ʼn billike<br />

verhoor).<br />

Volgens bladsy 1082 het <strong>die</strong> hof <strong>die</strong> volgende beslis :<br />

“Whilst it is important that this Court should not be required to deal with abstract or<br />

hypothetical issues, and should devote its scarce resources to issues that are properly<br />

before it, I can see no good reason for adopting a narrow approach to the issue of<br />

standing in constitutional cases. On the contrary, it is my view that we should rather<br />

adopt a broad approach to standing. This would be consistent with the mandate given<br />

to this Court to uphold the Constitution and would serve to ensure that constitutional<br />

rights enjoy the measure of the protection to which they are entitled.”<br />

In hier<strong>die</strong> saak het <strong>die</strong> hof dus ʼn ruim benadering tot bevoegdheid in gedingvoering oor<br />

fundamentele regte gevolg. Meer mense wat “identifiseerbare belang by <strong>die</strong> uitslag” <strong>van</strong> ʼn<br />

saak het, mag nou ʼn geregshof nader.<br />

3. FINALITEIT, RYPHEID EN VOORTYDIGE AFDWINGING VAN HERSIENING<br />

INGEVOLGE PAJA<br />

Soos dit in PAJA bepaal word, moet ʼn besluit finaal wees, met ander woorde, uitdruklik en<br />

bepaalbaar, alvorens dit as ʼn administratiewe handeling beskou kan word. Baie hang dus<br />

af <strong>van</strong> <strong>die</strong> rypheid <strong>van</strong> <strong>die</strong> administratiewe handeling, met ander woorde, wanneer<br />

geregtelike hersiening <strong>van</strong> ʼn finale administratiewe handeling <strong>van</strong> toepassing sal wees.<br />

Die vraag kan tereg gevra word of reëls in individuele gevalle getoets of bevraagteken kan<br />

word voor <strong>die</strong> implementering of afdwinging <strong>van</strong> <strong>die</strong> regte? Die gemeenregtelike antwoord<br />

is nee. In Cabinet of the Transitional Government for the Territory of South West Africa v<br />

Eins948 het <strong>die</strong> Hoogste Hof <strong>van</strong> Appèl ʼn bevel tersyde gestel, wat bepaal het dat<br />

wetgewing ongrondwetlik en ongeldig is op grond daar<strong>van</strong> dat <strong>die</strong> respondent nie teen <strong>die</strong><br />

applikant opgetree het nie, of nie <strong>van</strong> voornemens was om teen <strong>die</strong> applikant op te tree<br />

nie.<br />

Volgens bladsy 294B bepaal <strong>die</strong> hof soos volg :<br />

947 1996(1) SA 984 (CC).<br />

948 1988(3) SA 369 (A).<br />

“It seems to me that the appropriate time, when the Court should be asked to<br />

adjudicate on the validity of section 9 of Act 33 of 1985 would be when the Cabinet<br />

exercises, or proposes to exercise, its power under the section, or when there are<br />

reasonable grounds for believing that it intends doing so.”

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