SINCE the need for education and training of judicial officers, whether aspirant, newly appointed or experienced, has long been recognised and that principle is practiced and entrenched in most judicial systems around the world;

AND SINCE there is a need for the education and training of judicial officers in a quest for enhanced service delivery and the rapid transformation of the judiciary;

AND SINCE the law has become much more complex and varied, develops rapidly and is increasingly influenced by the globalisation of legal systems, trade, technology, new insights and challenges;

AND SINCE education and training of judicial officers are necessary to uphold judicial independence, on the one hand, and to facilitate judicial accountability, on the other, and both are indispensable requirements of a judiciary in a functioning democracy;

AND SINCE it is desirable that the education and training of judicial officers should primarily be directed and controlled by the judiciary;

AND SINCE section 180(a) of the Constitution provides that national legislation may provide for training programmes for judicial officers,

BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:—