CCT186/16

[2016] ZACC 26

2016 (11) BCLR 1419 (CC)

The Court

25 August 2016

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12144/3850

Applicant brings urgent proceedings requesting a third extension of a suspended order of invalidity made by the CC on 11 July 2013: NSPCA v Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and Others [2013] ZACC 26; 2013 (5) SA 571 (CC); 2013 (10) BCLR 1159 (CC). The current application was lodged on 4 August 2016. The suspension of the order of invalidity lapses on 27 August 2016: Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries v National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [2015] ZACC 27; 2015 (11) BCLR 1387 (CC). The case was previously heard in the Pretoria High Court: National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Others [2012] ZAGPPHC 329 (15 November 2012).

Extension of period of suspension of order of invalidity — factors to consider when granting an extension — caution to be exercised in continually extending court orders — urgency and potential prejudice established