ADMINISTRATIVE
LAW ADL 2601
An overview and revision
2023
,• The MEC for Roads and Transport, the appointed
representative in control of the Department of Roads and
Transport in the Gauteng Province, decides to close all taxi
routes and the portion of the taxi ranks operated by the
Witwatersrand African Taxi Owners Association (WATA).
• The MEC plans to introduce a new bus service system,
which has commonly become known as the Bus Rapid
System (BRT).
• The purpose of the BRT is to improve public transport in
the Gauteng Province.
• WATA is aggrieved by the decision of the MEC and points
out that the BRT can be implemented on other routes
where no form of transport is available and furthermore
that the consequence would be that its 1200 members
would be without jobs.
• WATA has persistently tried to make these representations
to the MEC. The MEC has refused to receive their
representations and has made no attempt to give reasons
for the decision to close all taxi routes and the portion of
the taxi ranks operated by WATA.
, BREAKDOWN – IDENTIFY NB PARTS
• The MEC for Roads and Transport (representative in
control of the Department of Roads and Transport)
• Decides to close all taxi routes
• Taxi ranks operated by the Witwatersrand African
Taxi Owners Association (WATA)
• The MEC plans to introduce a new bus service
system (BRT)
• The purpose of the BRT is to improve public
transport in the Gauteng Province.
• WATA is aggrieved by the decision of the MEC and
points out that the BTR can be implemented on
other routes where no form of transport is available
and furthermore that the consequence would be
that its 1200 members would be without jobs.
• The MEC has refused to receive WATA’s
representations
• No attempt by MEC to give reasons for the decision
, WHERE DOES ADMINISTRATIVE
LAW FIT INTO THE LEGAL
SYSTEM?
Constitutional law / Public law
Administrative law
Labour law OR Environmental law
LAW ADL 2601
An overview and revision
2023
,• The MEC for Roads and Transport, the appointed
representative in control of the Department of Roads and
Transport in the Gauteng Province, decides to close all taxi
routes and the portion of the taxi ranks operated by the
Witwatersrand African Taxi Owners Association (WATA).
• The MEC plans to introduce a new bus service system,
which has commonly become known as the Bus Rapid
System (BRT).
• The purpose of the BRT is to improve public transport in
the Gauteng Province.
• WATA is aggrieved by the decision of the MEC and points
out that the BRT can be implemented on other routes
where no form of transport is available and furthermore
that the consequence would be that its 1200 members
would be without jobs.
• WATA has persistently tried to make these representations
to the MEC. The MEC has refused to receive their
representations and has made no attempt to give reasons
for the decision to close all taxi routes and the portion of
the taxi ranks operated by WATA.
, BREAKDOWN – IDENTIFY NB PARTS
• The MEC for Roads and Transport (representative in
control of the Department of Roads and Transport)
• Decides to close all taxi routes
• Taxi ranks operated by the Witwatersrand African
Taxi Owners Association (WATA)
• The MEC plans to introduce a new bus service
system (BRT)
• The purpose of the BRT is to improve public
transport in the Gauteng Province.
• WATA is aggrieved by the decision of the MEC and
points out that the BTR can be implemented on
other routes where no form of transport is available
and furthermore that the consequence would be
that its 1200 members would be without jobs.
• The MEC has refused to receive WATA’s
representations
• No attempt by MEC to give reasons for the decision
, WHERE DOES ADMINISTRATIVE
LAW FIT INTO THE LEGAL
SYSTEM?
Constitutional law / Public law
Administrative law
Labour law OR Environmental law
