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What does section 333 of the Criminal Procedure Act permit the Minister of Justice to do?
What does section 333 of the Criminal Procedure Act permit the Minister of Justice to do?
- Refer cases to the Constitutional Court
- Make a judgment on behalf of the High Court
- Refer any judgment of the High Court to the SCA for consideration (correct)
- Overrule judgments of the High Court
To which court can an appeal be made from a single judge sitting in a High Court division of the first instance?
To which court can an appeal be made from a single judge sitting in a High Court division of the first instance?
- Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA)
- Full bench of that division (correct)
- Constitutional Court
- Magistrates' Court
What happens when a High Court division of the first instance consists of more than one sitting judge?
What happens when a High Court division of the first instance consists of more than one sitting judge?
- Appeal cannot be made
- Appeal can be made to the Constitutional Court
- Division is dissolved
- Appeal must be made directly to the SCA (correct)
Which courts have appeal and review jurisdiction over all judgments of the magistrates’ courts?
Which courts have appeal and review jurisdiction over all judgments of the magistrates’ courts?
What type of jurisdiction do lower courts have according to the text?
What type of jurisdiction do lower courts have according to the text?