Language Policy of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
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Notice No. 616 of 2019

1. Definitions

2. Purpose

3. Constitutional and Legislative Framework

4. Objectives of Policy

5. Guiding Principles and Values

6. Nature of Services provided by Department

7. Scope of Policy

8. Use of Official Languages for Government Purposes

9. Use of Official Languages by the Department in the various Provinces in Communicating with the Public

10. Hearings and other Official Proceedings

11. Communication with Members of the Public whose language of choice is not one of the selected languages

12. Communication with Members of the Public whose language of choice is South African sign language

13. Acts and Regulations

14. Language of Court Proceedings

15. Establishment of Language Unit

16. Publication Policy

17. Complaints Mechanism

18. Financial Implications of the Policy

19. Policy Review