The Automobile Association (AA) has welcomed the High Court ruling which found that the controversial Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (Aarto) was unconstitutional, and proposed a way forward for traffic laws and fines in the country.
which found that the controversial Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act is unconstitutional, and proposed a way forward for traffic laws and fines in the country.
“Aarto was assented to in 1998, and its design started much earlier. The court itself has found that the deficiencies are not curable. After almost a quarter of a century of failure, the government would be wise to concede defeat,” it said. The opposition Democratic Alliance has welcomed the court’s decision, stating that the act infringed on road user rights to administrative justice due to its arbitrary demerit system.
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