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Small Claims Courts
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Enquiries/Complaints
Please contact your nearest Provincial Office if you have any enquiries or complaints.
For more information regarding the Small Claims Courts, please approach the Small Claims Court Clerks at your nearest Magistrate’s Office.
Documents
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GOVERNMENT GAZETTE NOTICES & ACT
- Rules: Small Claims Courts (Rules Board for Courts of Law Act), GG 4254, RG 11497, GoN 2573, 7 Oct 2022
- Small Claims Courts Act: Determination of amount for purposes of Section 15 and 16 (Determine R20 000 to be the amount), GG 42282, GoN 296, 5 Mar 2019
- Small Claims Courts Act: Determination of amount for purposes of Section 15 and 16 (Determine R15 000 to be the amount), G 37450 RG 10153 GoN 185, 18 Mar 2014
- Small Claims Court Act, 1984 (Act 61 of 1984)
GUIDELINES
- 2023: GUIDE:
SMALL CLAIMS COURT [816kb]
CHANGES EFFECTIVE FROM 1 APRIL 2023
This Guide is intended to highlight those changes made by
the new Small Claims Court Rules which provide for new
procedures, require new forms to be used or for new
responsibilities being placed on clerks and functionaries
of the Small Claims Courts.
As from 1 April 2023, the new Small Claims Court Rules come into operation and therefore as from this date, clerks must follow the new procedures outlined in this Guide and use the new forms provided with the Codified Instructions and NOT the forms that were being used before 1 April 2023. Training on the new procedures and forms is provided upon request and is dependent on scheduling and availability. Should any concerns arise or clarification on any of the procedures or forms be needed, Directors Legal at Provincial Offices are available to assist, either telephonically or via email.
All forms referred to are available on the Small Claims Court Form page. - 2010: Guidelines for Clerks (433kb)
- 2010: Guidelines for Commissioners (632kb)
BROCHURES
- 2016: Matters that can be taken to the Small Claims Courts (Published in Isolezwe)
- 2010: GUIDELINES FOR LODGING A CLAIM IN THE SMALL CLAIMS COURT (206kb)
- 2008: Institute your own Claim!
POSTERS
- 2007 STEP BY STEP GUIDE on how to institute a claim (A3)