The commission, which began on September 17, is chaired by retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga. The July unanimous order, which was handed down by Mathopo, said the application did not engage the court’s exclusive jurisdiction. In addition, Mathopo said no case had been made out for direct access to the Constitutional Court. “Section 83b is therefore insufficient to ground this court to exclusive jurisdiction. This is not a matter that falls within exclusive jurisdiction, nor one where interests favour direct access…,” said Mathopo.