Assignment 1 Semester 2 2026
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Due date: 25 August 2026
2 DIFFERENT ANSWERS PROVIDED
Whether the Department’s Revocation of Mr X’s Permit Constitutes
Administrative Action
1 Introduction
Section 33 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 guarantees
everyone the right to administrative action that is lawful, reasonable and procedurally
fair, while the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 3 of 2000 gives practical effect
to that constitutional protection.1 Section 1 of PAJA defines administrative action as
a decision taken, or a failure to take a decision, by an organ of state when exercising
constitutional power or when exercising a public power or performing a public
function in terms of legislation. The definition also covers a decision by a natural or