Parts of the RICA relating to bulk surveillance declared “inconsistent” with the South African Constitution by the South Gauteng High Court

In a decision handed down by judge Roland Sutherland on Monday (16 September), the court found that the law was inconsistent with the constitution on a number of points including:

  • The act fails to adequately prescribe the procedure for notifying a person whose information has been intercepted;
  • The act fails to adequately prescribe the proper procedures to be followed when state officials are examining, copying, sharing and sorting through data obtained through interceptions;
  • The act fails to adequately address situations where the subject of surveillance is either a practising lawyer or a journalist.
  • To remedy these issues, the judgement adds a number of new sections to the RICA Act to remedy the above issues.

It also suspended the invalidity of the act for two years to allow for parliament to bring the legislation in line with the constitution.

See https://mybroadband.co.za/news/cellular/320155-rica-declared-inconsistent-with-the-constitution.html

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The South Gauteng High Court has found that parts of the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information (RICA) Act are unconstitutional.



source https://gadgeteer.co.za/node/3631

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