Rules Board for Courts of Law Act, 1985 (Act No. 107 of 1985)RulesThe Children's Courts Rules of South AfricaChapter 4 : Court Proceedings14. Judicial case management |
| (1) | The objectives of judicial case management are— |
| (a) | to protect and act in the best interests of the child; |
| (b) | to address all causes of delays; and |
| (c) | to expedite the finalisation of cases. |
| (2) | The presiding officer controls the conduct of the proceedings and must ensure that all cases are dealt with judiciously and expeditiously. |
| (3) | The same presiding officer must, where reasonably possible, deal with all pending matters in respect of a specific child. |
| (4) | If the presiding officer determines that a judicial case management hearing is necessary, the presiding officer must— |
| (a) | allocate a date and inform the clerk of such date; |
| (b) | indicate whether the judicial case management hearing is to be held in person or using an audio-visual facility; |
| (c) | indicate who, in addition to the parties, should attend the judicial case management hearing, and |
| (d) | give any other directions, as deemed appropriate. |
| (5) | The clerk must within 5 days after such determination, notify the parties and any other person directed by the court on a notice corresponding substantially with Form C of the Annexure— |
| (a) | to attend the judicial case management hearing on the specified date; |
| (b) | whether to attend in person or using an audio-visual facility; or |
| (c) | any other directions given by the court. |