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Supreme Court of AppealRef: https://www.judiciary.org.za/images/news/2026/FINAL%20ADOPTED%202026%20Judiciary%20Conference%20Resolutions.pdf

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Collected on 17 July 2026

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What this means

This document contains the adopted resolutions of the 2026 Judiciary Conference held in Umhlanga, Durban, South Africa, from 13 to 16 July 2026, under the theme “Towards a Single, Institutionally Independent, and Accountable Judiciary.” It sets out conference decisions and directives on completing the move to a single unified judiciary, strengthening institutional independence and accountability, resourcing, ethics and conduct frameworks, judicial appointments and discipline, and governance of digitisation and artificial intelligence. It also calls for establishing judicial wellness as a standing institutional programme and includes specific actions for committees and bodies to develop models, policies, and implementation plans.

Facts

Places

eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal

Reference

https://www.judiciary.org.za/images/news/2026/FINAL%20ADOPTED%202026%20Judiciary%20Conference%20Resolutions.pdf

Key Takeaways

  • 2026 Judiciary Conference Resolutions
  • Theme: “Towards a Single, Institutionally Independent, and Accountable Judiciary”
  • Location: Umhlanga, Durban, South Africa
  • Dates: 13–16 July 2026; adopted on 16 July 2026
  • Judiciary Technical Committee to develop a judiciary-led court administration and governance model and legislative proposals; sole representative forum with the Executive
  • Coordinated implementation plan with milestones/timeframes and resourcing; migration of Magistrates’ Courts and administrative functions to the Office of the Chief Justice
  • Establish sustainable funding model and legislation for financial management/accountability
  • Transfer non-legislative functions immediately via memoranda of understanding and service level agreements
  • Reaffirm independent statutory body for Judicial Officers’ salaries/allowances/benefits; transparent evidence-based remuneration reviews
  • Establish committee to investigate amendments for dependents’ benefits, Magistrates pension arrangements, and PARMED viability
  • South African Judicial Education Institute to be capacitated for training needs
  • Conclude review of Code(s) of Judicial Conduct and Norms and Standards via constituted Review Committee; regular review methodology/governance
  • Amend legislation to bring Judges and Magistrates appointments and discipline under a single legislative regime
  • Draft Policy on Artificial Intelligence to be finalised by Judiciary Administration and Information Technology Steering Committee
  • Judiciary to retain ownership/governance over AI development/procurement/use; focus initially on efficiency tools
  • Judicial wellness to be a standing institutional programme included in planning and budgeting; develop preventative/supportive framework
  • 2026 Judiciary Conference
  • Judiciary Technical Committee
  • Office of the Chief Justice
  • Executive (of the State)
  • Judicial Officers
  • Judges’ Remuneration and Conditions of Employment Act 47 of 2001
  • Judicial Service Commission
  • Magistrates Commission
  • Judicial Conduct and Norms and Standards Review Committee
  • Code of Judicial Conduct
  • Norms and Standards for the Performance of Judicial Functions
  • South African Judicial Education Institute
  • PARMED
  • Government Employees Pension Fund

Dates

Closing Date

16 July 2026