1. The Magistrate's Commission briefed the Committee on 11 August 2011 on its progress in respect of misconduct inquiries involving magistrates who have been provisionally suspended. The Commission is required, in terms of the Magistrates Act 90 of 1993, to submit these reports to Parliament every three months from the time of the provisional suspension (Paragraphs 2 - 8 contain a prcis of each report).