To amend  the  Magistrates’  Courts  Act, 1944, so as  to  further  regulate  the appointment of magistrates  in  an  acting  or  temporary  capacity;  and To amend  the  Magistrates  Act, 1993, so as to-
* further  regulate  the  remuneration of magistrates;
* further  regulate  the  suspension of magistrates;  and
* make  provision  generally  for  equal  benefits  to  accrue  to  spouses  and heterosexual  or  same-sex  life  partners of magistrates;  and To amend  the  Independent  Commission  for  the  Remuneration of Public Office- bearers  Act, 1997, so as  to  extend-
* the  definition of “office-bearer”  to  include  judges  and  magistrates;
* the  composition of the  Independent  Commission  for  the  Remuneration of
* the  functions of the  Independent  Commission  for  the  Remuneration of Public  Office-bearers;  and Public  Office-bearers;  and To amend  the  Public  Finance  Management  Act, 1999, in  order  to  add  the remuneration of magistrates  to  Schedule 5 thereof;  and To amend  the  Judges’  Remuneration  and  Conditions of Employment  Act, 2001, so as to-
* further  regulate  the  remuneration of judges;
* bring  the  provisions  relating  to  benefits  accruing  to  spouses  and heterosexual or  same-sex life partners of judges  in  line  with  a  decision of the  Constitutional  Court;  and To provide  for  matters  incidental  to  the  above  provisions.