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Jurisdiction | Government of South Africa |
Headquarters | Momentum Centre, 329 Pretorius Street, Pretoria 25°44′52″S 28°11′42″E / 25.74778°S 28.19500°E |
Employees | 16 063 (2022/23) |
Annual budget | R 2.975 billion (2022/23) |
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Website | www |
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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.[1] As of August 2023[update] the minister is Ronald Lamola[2] and the deputy minister is John Jeffery.[3]
The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services is responsible for the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD), the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), and the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ).