Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Appointment of Public Protector, dated 25 September 2002:
The Ad Hoc Committee on Appointment of Public Protector wishes to report as follows:
The Committee was established by resolution of the National Assembly on 7 May 2002, and held its first meeting on 26 June 2002. Initial advertisements were placed in several newspapers, nominations were received and the Committee conducted interviews, before reporting to the House on 28 August (see Announcements, Tablings and Committee Reports, p 1365).
The House noted the first Report of the Committee, and instructed the Committee to continue with its task and to report by 15 October 2002 (Minutes of Proceedings of the National Assembly, 12 September 2002, p 1434).
Consequently, new advertisements were placed in newspapers in September, thus reopening the nomination process. A further eight nominations were received in response to these advertisements.
The Committee met on 17 September 2002 to consider all nominations, including those of candidates previously interviewed. Further interviews were conducted on 18 and 20 September 2002.
After due consideration of all nominations received and after having applied its mind, the Committee therefore recommends, in terms of section 193(4) of the Constitution, that the House make a recommendation to the President to appoint Mr Mabedle Lawrence Mushwana as Public Protector.