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Department of Justice and Constitutional Development

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logo	Department of Justice and Constitutional Development logo.svg
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jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
headquarters	Momentum Centre, 329 Pretorius Street, Pretoria
coordinates
employees	16 063 (2022/23)
budget	(2022/23)
minister1_name	Thembi Nkadimeng
minister1_pfo	Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
minister2_name	Andries Nel
minister2_pfo	Deputy Minister of Justice
chief1_name	Nonkululeko Msomi
chief1_position	Director-General: Justice and Constitutional Development
type	Department
child1_agency	National Prosecuting Authority
child2_agency	South African Law Reform Commission
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The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is the justice department of the South African government. The department provides administrative and financial support to the court system and the judiciary (which are constitutionally independent of the executive), oversees the National Prosecuting Authority, provides legal advice and representation to organs of state, and facilitates law reform.

The political head of the department is the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, who is supported by a Deputy Minister of Justice. the minister is Thembi Nkadimeng and the deputy minister is Andries Nel.

Financials

In the 2020 budget, R22,410.8 million was appropriated for the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, and a further R2,450.8 million for the Office of the Chief Justice and Judicial Administration. In the 2018/19 financial year the department had 22,050 employees, with a further 2,415 employees in the Office of the Chief Justice.

In 2022/23, the budget for the department was .

References

(14 June 2019). "President Cyril Ramaphosa announces reconfigured departments". The Presidency.
"Justice and Correctional Services [ Ministry of ]".
"Justice and Correctional Services - Justice [ Deputy Ministry of ]".
(2020). "Estimates of National Expenditure 2020". National Treasury.
(2020). "Estimates of National Expenditure 2020". National Treasury.
"Department of Justice and Constitutional Development - Annual Report 2022/23".

Wikipedia Source

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