Synopsis:
Chaskalson CJ writing judgment for the unanimous Court found that the regulations promulgated in terms of section 52 of the Immigration Act 13 of 2002 were not subject to section 7 of the sane Act, because the Act did not specify such a condition. Further, it was found that the Minister complied with requirements set out in section 4 of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, which deals with administrative action affecting the public, upheld the appeal.