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Master of the High Court

The Master of the High Court has been created by statute and various Acts to regulate the duties and powers of the Master.

The most important of these are the Administration of Estates Act, 1965 (Act 66 of 1965), the Insolvency Act, 1936 (Act 24 of 1936), the Companies Act, 1973 (Act 61 of 1973), the Close Corporations Act, 1984 (Act 69 of 1984) and the Trust Property Control Act, 1988 (Act 57 of 1988).

SAICA letter to Dept of Justice and Constitutional Development

22 June 2026SubmissionLegislation

Master of the High Court

Advocacy

SAICA letter to Dept of Justice and Constitutional Development

SAICA submission: Draft Regulation relating to Beneficial Ownership Registers and Records of Details of Accountable Institutions

Draft Regulations relating to beneficial ownership registers and records of details of accountable institutions, 2023

Feedback on monthly meeting between Master’s office and the JAA – 31 March 2021

Masters office and closure of print papers

Proposal no 3 - One list computer generated

Proposal no 2 - Manual System – Shared folder

SAICA submission on Policies on appointment of Insolvency Practitioners

Proposal no 1 - Manual System

Liquidations appointments notification

Payment of Master’s fees

Technical Resources

Chief Master Directive 1 of 2025 - Placing of online estate adverts

Chief Master Directive 1 of 2024 - Dealing with Litigation

Chief Master Directive 9 of 2023 - Deceased Estate Matters

Chief Master Directive 4 of 2023: Bankruptcy Matters Master Middleburg

Chief Master Directive 1 of 2023 - Implementation of QR CODE on Deceased Estate Appointments

Trust Property Control Act: Amendment of Regulations

Practice Note for self service in line with Chief Master Directive 2 of 2015

Protocol to be adopted by the Chief Masters Office

Acceptance of trusteeship by trustee (Inter-Vivos Trust) form

Sworn affidavit by independent trustee form

Protocol adjusted alert level 3 to address the national

Chief Master’s Directive2 of 2021 Trusts: Matters relating to Road Accident Fund ("RAF") and Medical Negligence - Amended

Chief Master’s Directive 1 of 2021 Trusts: Matters relating to RAF and medical negligence

Level 2 Protocols - creditors meetings affidavit

Chief Master’s Directive 1 of 2020 Estate Adverts

Chief Master’s Directive 1 of 2018 Interest on Future maintenance and age of majority for purposes of Sec 91 Adverts as from 01 April 2018

Government Gazette 41224 – New Master fees

Chief Master’s Directive 2 of 2017 Trusts: Dealing with various Trust matters

Chief Master’s Directive 1 of 2017 Guardian’s Fund

Chief Master’s Directive 4 of 2016 Postage and Petties

Chief Master’s Directive 3 of 2016 Deceased Estates: Dealing with an Executor’s application for discharge

Chief Master’s Directive 2 of 2016 Deceased estates: Dealing with Estate Duty matters by the Master and SARS

Chief Master’s Directive 1 of 2016 Appointments in terms of the PDI/BEE list of Insolvency Practitioners

Chief Master’s Directive 1 of 2015 Appointments in terms of the National List of Insolvency Practitioners

Government Gazette 38238 – Determination of amounts for purposes of sections 18(3), 80 and 90 of Administration of Estates Act

Chief Master’s Directive 7 of 2014 Inter Vivos Trusts - Suffixes for identification of offices of The Master of the High Court

Chief Master's Directive 3 of 2014 Monitoring of the implementation of the policy on the appointment of Insolvency Practitioners

Chief Master's Directive 1 of 2014 Masters representative at insolvency proceedings

Chief Master's Directive 2 of 2014 Appointments in terms of the Policy on the Appointment of Insolvency Practitioners

Ed 3 Resolutions for the voluntary winding up of a company or close corporation in terms of the Companies Act, 2008

Government Gazette 34762 – Regulations under the Administration of Estates Act

Administrations of Estates Act, No 66 of 1965