DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA Tel. (011)403-8032 Office of the Registrar of the Constitutional Court Fax (011)403-6524 Private Bag X32 BRAAMFONTEIN 2017 Reference 1 August 1995 To: Minister of Safety and Security The Registrar WLD Minister of Justice 1st Floor, Supreme Court Building First & Second Respondents Cnr Von Brandis & Pritchard Street c/oThe State Attorney, Johannesburg Johannesburg 10th Floor, North State Building Attention: Mrs Herselman Cnr Kruis & Market Streets Fax: 336 6183 Johannesburg Attention: Mr Raath Fax: 337 7180 Minister of Home Affairs Joanne Fedler The Government of South Africa Legal Adviser First & Second Intervening Parties People Opposing Women Abuse c/o The State Attorney, Pretoria Room 50 Fedlife Forum Oliver Schreiner Law School South Tower West Campus 4th Floor University of Witwatersrand Van Der Walt Street 1 Jan Smuts Ave Pretoria Parktown Attention: PRT Rudman Fax: 339 4733 Fax:(012)322 0177 The Attorney General WLD Patrick & Inga Case Third Respondent Stephen Roy Curtis 12th Floor Supreme Court Building First & Second Applicants Cnr Von Brandis & Pritchard Streets c/o Hurwitz and Pashut Johannesburg 2 Regent Street Attention: Advocates Henning / Stander Cnr Grafton Street Reference: JKH 1/95; 2/95 off Louis Botha Ave Fax: 337 8190 Yeoville Attention: Mr Hurwitz Fax: 487 3012 J41 In the Constitutional Court of South Africa Case no: 20/95 21/95 In the matter between CASE Patrick First Applicant CASE Inga Second Applicant CURTIS Stephen Roy Third Applicant and Minister of Safety and Security First Respondent Minister of Justice Second Respondent Attorney General Third Respondent ORDER 1. The application of the following organizations to be admitted as amicus curiae in the above matters is hereby granted:- People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA) National Institute for Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation of Offenders (NICRO) Women's Support Centre The Advice Desk for Abused Women Rape Crisis (Cape Town) NISAA - Institute for Women's Development Women Against Women Abuse (WAWA) Written argument by or on behalf of the said organizations shall be served upon all the parties in these proceedings and lodged (together with 25 copies) with the Registrar of the Constitutional Court by not later than 14 August 1995. Such written argument may be prepared by a person qualified to appear on behalf of other persons in the Supreme Court of South Africa, or by any member or officer of the relevant organization properly authorized by it. Such written argument shall comply with Rule 9(7) of the Rules of the Constitutional Court. V. / 5. The provisions of paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 5.3, 8, 10 and 13 of the previous directions, as amended, shall apply mutatis mutandis to the said organizations. Kindly acknowledge receipt hereof (Miss Pieterse Tel: 403 8032 x219). Yours faithfully • REGISTRAR.