| (1) | The President of the Court may make rules to govern the procedure of the Court, including rules providing for— |
| (a) | any of the matters listed in paragraphs (a) to (s) of subsection (1) of section 6 of the Rules Board for Courts of Law Act, 1985 (Act No. 107 of 1985), insofar as they are appropriate to the functions of the Court; |
| (b) | the circumstances under which opinion and oral evidence may be submitted to the Court; |
| (c) | the suspension or execution of judgements, orders or sentences of the Court pending— |
| (i) | applications or petitions for leave to appeal; and |
| (ii) | the prosecution of appeals; |
[Section 32(1)(c) substituted by section 22 of Act No. 63 of 1997]
| (cA) | the practice and procedure of the Court in applications in terms of Chapter IIIA; and |
[Section 32(1)(cA) inserted by section 22 of Act No. 63 of 1997]
| (d) | generally, any matter which may be necessary or useful to be prescribed for the proper despatch and conduct of the functions of the Court. |
[Section 32(1) substituted by section 18 of Act No. 78 of 1996]
| (2) | The rules contemplated in subsection (1) shall be published in the Gazette. |
| (3) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act or in the rules contemplated in subsection (1)— |
| (a) | the Court may, at any stage after a claim has been referred to it, refer the claim back to the Commission with directives as to matters which are to be investigated and reported on by the Commission; and |
| (b) | the Court may conduct any part of any proceedings on an informal or inquisitorial basis. |
| (4) | The rules contemplated in subsection (1) shall make provision for the expeditious hearing of an application in terms of section 34. |
