Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
Chapter 3—Co-operative Government
(b)
provide for appropriate mechanisms and procedures to facilitate settlement of intergovernmental disputes.
(3)
An organ of state involved in an intergovernmental dispute must make every reasonable effort to settle the dispute by means of mechanisms and procedures provided for that purpose, and must exhaust all other remedies before it approaches a court to resolve the dispute.
(4)
If a court is not satisfied that the requirements of subsection (3) have been met, it may refer a dispute back to the organs of state involved.
