CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
Case CCT 136/12
In the matter between:
MAIL AND GUARDIAN MEDIA LIMITED First Applicant INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS (PTY) LTD Second Applicant
MEDIA 24 LIMITED Third Applicant
and
M J CHIPU N.O. (CHAIRPERSON OF THE REFUGEE
APPEAL BOARD) First Respondent
KREJCIR, RADOVAN Second Respondent
THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS Third Respondent
ORDER DATED 18 FEBRUARY 2013
CORAM: Mogoeng CJ, Moseneke DCJ, Froneman J, Jafta J, Khampepe J, Mhlantla AJ, Nkabinde J, Skweyiya J, Van der Westhuizen J and Zondo J.
Order:
1. The Registrar is ordered to take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that no one may have access to those parts of the record (kept by the Registrar) that are
marked “confidential” without the written authorisation of the Registrar or the Court Manager or without an order of this Court.
2. Should the Registrar or the Court Manager contemplate granting anybody authorisation to have access to the parts of the record marked “confidential”, he or she must first obtain the written consent of both parties.
3. The orders in 1 and 2 above are to operate until such time as this Court has made an order on an application to be made to this Court by the applicants for an order restricting access to the parts of the record marked “confidential”.
4. The applicants are directed to lodge, on or before Friday 22 February 2013, a substantive application for an order restricting access to those parts of the record marked “confidential”.
5. Should the respondents wish to oppose the application in 4 above, they must lodge an answering affidavit or answering affidavits on or before Wednesday 27 February 2013.
6. Should the applicants wish to reply, they are to lodge their replying affidavit or affidavits on or before Friday 1 March 2013.
MS STANDER
SENIOR REGISTRAR
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
TO: WEBBER WENTZEL Applicant’s Attorneys
10 Fricker Road Illovo Boulevard JOHANNESBURG Tel: (011) 530 5232 Fax: (011) 530 6232
Ref: Dario Milo/Greg Palmer/2134933
AND TO: CHRIS WATTERS ATTORNEYS Attorney for the Second Respondent
10 Penhurts Avenue Bedfordview
JOHANNESBURG Tel: (011) 454 3309
Fax: (011) 454 1318 Ref: Mr Watters/3700/337
AND TO: THE STATE ATTORNEY First and Third Respondents’ Attorneys 8th Floor Manaka Heights
167 Andries Street PRETORIA
Tel: (012) 309 1500 Fax: (012) 309 1649
Ref: Mr Kopman/2313/2011/Z13/om