Freedom Under Law v Minister of Social Development and Others (CCT 48/17) [2021] ZACC 5

1st April 2021

Freedom Under Law v Minister of Social Development and Others (CCT 48/17) [2021] ZACC 5

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On application to the Constitutional Court on an intervening basis:

1.      Within 10 days from the date of this order, Rain Chartered Accountants Inc must submit to Cash Paymasters Services (Pty) Limited, KPMG Services (Pty) Limited and Mazars Inc the list of all outstanding documents relevant to the audit verification undertaken by Rain Chartered Accountants Inc under the order of 17 March 2017.

2.      Cash Paymasters Services (Pty) Limited, KPMG Services (Pty) Limited and Mazars Inc must furnish Rain Chartered Accountants Inc with the listed documents in their possession, within 15 days from the date of receipt of the list of outstanding documents referred to in paragraph 1.

3.      Within 30 days of receipt of the outstanding documents referred to in paragraph 1, Rain Chartered Accountants Inc must submit to the National Treasury, the updated verification report including:

3.1          all issues raised by the National Treasury in its letter of 28 November 2019; and

3.2        all issues arising from the documents referred to in paragraph 1.

4.      Within 20 days of receipt of the updated verification report, the National Treasury must allow Cash Paymasters Services (Pty) Limited and the South African Social Security Agency to make representations on the updated verification report, if they so wish.

5.      Within 40 days of receipt of the updated verification report, the National Treasury must consider and approve the updated verification report and file its approval together with the updated verified report with the Registrar of this Court.