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Executive Compliance for Public Officials: Administrative Justice, PAJA Principles & Debt Recovery in Namibia

This workshop will save you money, time, and your reputation. If you sign papers, this is for you.

Advanced Duration: 1 week, self-paced, 10hours 74 lessons English
About this course

This executive workshop equips Namibia government officials with practical knowledge on Article 18 of the Namibian Constitution, administrative justice principles, and debt recovery procedures. Using PAJA as a teaching framework, participants will learn how to make lawful, fair, and compliant administrative decisions

Syllabus

What you'll learn

Lesson 1.1: Why We’re Here - The Cost of Non-Compliance

  • Lesson 1.1: Why We’re Here - The Cost of Non-Compliance 5 min
  • Lesson 1.2: Article 18 of the Namibian Constitution 5 min
  • Lesson 1.3: Administrative Justice Articles comparison - Botswana 7 min
  • Lesson 1.3: Administrative Justice Articles comparison - Botswana Part 2 8 min
  • Lesson 1.4: The Step-by-Step Manual - Procedural Fairness Principles 10 min
  • Lesson 1.5: Before You Take Action 3 min
  • Lesson 1.6: Article 18 Principle - Right to Reasons 10 min
  • Lesson 1.7: What Happens If You Breach Article 18 7 min
  • Lesson 1.8: If You Get It Wrong + The 6-Point Check 10 min
  • Lesson 1.9: Why the 6-Point Check Matters Under Article 18 8 min
  • Lesson 1.10: Section 6 - Record Keeping and Evidence 8 min
  • Lesson 1.11: The 6-Point Bottom Line for Leaders 10 min
  • Lesson 1.12: Practical Examples - Point 1 Legal Power 10 min
  • Lesson 1.13: Practical Examples - Point 2 Facts and Point 3 Hearing 10 min
  • Lesson 1.14: Practical Examples - Point 4 Reasons 8 min
  • Lesson 1.15: Practical Examples - Point 5 Reasonableness 8 min
  • Lesson 1.16: Practical Examples - Point 6 Records 8 min
  • Lesson 1.17: 6 Key Skills from Article 18 - Skills 1 and 2 8 min
  • Lesson 1.18: 6 Key Skills from Article 18 - Skills 3 and 4 8 min
  • Lesson 1.19: 6 Key Skills from Article 18 - Skills 5 and 6 8 min
  • Lesson 1.19: Skill Scorecard - Article 18 Compliance Card 5 min
  • Lesson 1.20: 6-Point Quick Check - Part 1 8 min
  • Lesson 1.21: 6-Point Quick Check - Part 2 8 min
  • Lesson 1.22: Score Yourself - Article 18 Compliance Test 5 min
  • Lesson 1.23: Typical Templates for Article 18 Compliance 8 min
  • Lesson 1.24: More Templates for Article 18 Compliance 5 min
  • Lesson 1.25: Case Study - Principal suspends teacher without hearing 10 min
  • Lesson 1.26: Case Study Outcome - Principal suspends teacher without hearing 6 min
  • Lesson 2.1: Day 2 - Case study - Bato Star 10 min
  • Lesson 2.2: Bato Star - The Legal Point for Namibia 5 min
  • Lesson 2.3: What Bato Star Teaches Us About Article 18 Practice 5 min
  • Lesson 2.4: Bato Star - Points 2 and 3 for Article 18 Review 5 min
  • Lesson 2.5: The Article 18 Reasonableness Check 13 min
  • Lesson 2.6: Practical Example - The N$500,000 Warning in Action 10 min
  • Lesson 2.7: How to Use This in Your Work Today 8 min
  • Lesson 2.8: Article 18 Compliance Check - Points 2 and 3 8 min
  • Lesson 2.9: Article 18 Compliance Check - Points 4 and 5 10 min
  • Lesson 2.10: Quick Scoring and Red Flags for Article 18 12 min
  • Lesson 3.1: Article 18, Namibian Constitution - Administrative Justice 10 min
  • Lesson 3.2: What counts as "administrative action" under Article 18 10 min
  • Lesson 3.3: The 3 Core Duties under Article 18, Namibian Constitution 12 min
  • Lesson 3.4: Adequate Reasons and Judicial Review under Article 18 8 min
  • Lesson 3.4: What Article 18 of the Namibian Constitution Gives People 10 min
  • Lesson 3.5: How Article 18 Works with AOD/Discipline 10 min
  • Lesson 3.6: The 5 Things That Get 90% of Cases Set Aside 5 min
  • Lesson 3.7: Key Points from Article 18, Namibia Constitution 8 min
  • Lesson 4.1: AOD – The How & The Money 10 min
  • Lesson 4.2: The "How": Article 18 + AOD Workflow Part 1 8 min
  • Lesson 4.3: The "How": Article 18 + AOD Workflow Part 2 15 min
  • Lesson 4.4: The "Money": Costs, Loss, and Liability Part 1 8 min
  • Lesson 4.5: The "Money": Costs, Loss, and Liability Part 2 12 min
  • Money You Can Legally Withhold or Claim 10 min
  • Lesson 5.1: How to Document the Money Side 12 min
  • Lesson 5.2: Key Difference from the Normal Template 12 min
  • Lesson 6.1: The 3 Mistakes That Cost the Most Money 3 min
  • Lesson 6.2: Bottom line for Day 3 8 min
  • Lesson 6.3: Financial Sanctions & Article 18 Checklist Part 1 8 min
  • Lesson 6.4: Financial Sanctions & Article 18 Checklist Part 2 8 min
  • Lesson 6.5: Financial Sanctions & Article 18 Checklist Part 3 8 min
  • Lesson 6.6: Part C Recap - Proportionality & Fairness Check 12 min
  • Lesson 6.7: Part E - Final Sign-off 11 min
  • Lesson 6.8: Quick Examples – Article 18 Compliance 12 min
  • Lesson 6.9: What Happens If You Get It Wrong – Namibia 12 min
  • Lesson 7.1: License/Permit Refusal & Fee Decision – Article 18 Checklist 10 min
  • Lesson 7.2: Example 1 Continued – The Cost of "No Notice 8 min
  • Lesson 7.3: Pattern Across All 4 Cases – Article 18 Failures 10 min
  • Lesson 7.4: What Saves You – Every Time 10 min
  • Lesson 7.5: Day 3 Case Study Handout – What Happens When You Skip Article 18 19 min
  • Lesson 7.6: Case 1 Court Outcome – The Cost of Skipping Article 18 9 min
  • Lesson 7.7: Case 2 - "Application Unsuccessful" = N$60k+ Loss 15 min
  • Lesson 7.8: Case 3 - The 30-Minute Hearing That Would’ve Saved N$235k 12 min
  • Lesson 7.9: Case 4 - The N$5,000 Fine That Triggered an AG Query 12 min
  • Lesson 7.10: Article 18 Self-Check – Question 1: Did I Consider The Person’s Response? 8 min
  • Lesson 7.11: The 3 Tests Table – Lawful, Reasonable, Procedurally Fair 19 min

Lesson 1.2: Article 18 of the Namibian Constitution

Lesson 1.3: Administrative Justice Articles comparison - Botswana

Lesson 1.3: Administrative Justice Articles comparison - Botswana Part 2

Lesson 1.4: The Step-by-Step Manual - Procedural Fairness Principles

Lesson 1.5: Before You Take Action

Lesson 1.6: Article 18 Principle - Right to Reasons

Lesson 1.7: What Happens If You Breach Article 18

Lesson 1.8: If You Get It Wrong + The 6-Point Check

Lesson 1.9: Why the 6-Point Check Matters Under Article 18

Lesson 1.10: Section 6 - Record Keeping and Evidence

Lesson 1.11: The 6-Point Bottom Line for Leaders

Lesson 1.12: Practical Examples - Point 1 Legal Power

Lesson 1.13: Practical Examples - Point 2 Facts and Point 3 Hearing

Lesson 1.14: Practical Examples - Point 4 Reasons

Lesson 1.15: Practical Examples - Point 5 Reasonableness

Lesson 1.16: Practical Examples - Point 6 Records

Lesson 1.17: 6 Key Skills from Article 18 - Skills 1 and 2

Lesson 1.18: 6 Key Skills from Article 18 - Skills 3 and 4

Lesson 1.19: 6 Key Skills from Article 18 - Skills 5 and 6

Lesson 1.19: Skill Scorecard - Article 18 Compliance Card

Lesson 1.20: 6-Point Quick Check - Part 1

Lesson 1.21: 6-Point Quick Check - Part 2

Lesson 1.22: Score Yourself - Article 18 Compliance Test

Lesson 1.23: Typical Templates for Article 18 Compliance

Lesson 1.24: More Templates for Article 18 Compliance

Lesson 1.25: Case Study - Principal suspends teacher without hearing

Lesson 1.26: Case Study Outcome - Principal suspends teacher without hearing

Lesson 2.1: Day 2 - Case study - Bato Star

Lesson 2.2: Bato Star - The Legal Point for Namibia

Lesson 2.3: What Bato Star Teaches Us About Article 18 Practice

Lesson 2.4: Bato Star - Points 2 and 3 for Article 18 Review

Lesson 2.5: The Article 18 Reasonableness Check

Lesson 2.6: Practical Example - The N$500,000 Warning in Action

Lesson 2.7: How to Use This in Your Work Today

Lesson 2.8: Article 18 Compliance Check - Points 2 and 3

Lesson 2.9: Article 18 Compliance Check - Points 4 and 5

Lesson 2.10: Quick Scoring and Red Flags for Article 18

Lesson 3.1: Article 18, Namibian Constitution - Administrative Justice

Lesson 3.2: What counts as "administrative action" under Article 18

Lesson 3.3: The 3 Core Duties under Article 18, Namibian Constitution

Lesson 3.4: Adequate Reasons and Judicial Review under Article 18

Lesson 3.4: What Article 18 of the Namibian Constitution Gives People

Lesson 3.5: How Article 18 Works with AOD/Discipline

Lesson 3.6: The 5 Things That Get 90% of Cases Set Aside

Lesson 3.7: Key Points from Article 18, Namibia Constitution

Lesson 4.1: AOD – The How & The Money

Lesson 4.2: The "How": Article 18 + AOD Workflow Part 1

Lesson 4.3: The "How": Article 18 + AOD Workflow Part 2

Lesson 4.4: The "Money": Costs, Loss, and Liability Part 1

Lesson 4.5: The "Money": Costs, Loss, and Liability Part 2

Lesson 5.1: How to Document the Money Side

Lesson 5.2: Key Difference from the Normal Template

Lesson 6.1: The 3 Mistakes That Cost the Most Money

Lesson 6.2: Bottom line for Day 3

Lesson 6.3: Financial Sanctions & Article 18 Checklist Part 1

Lesson 6.4: Financial Sanctions & Article 18 Checklist Part 2

Lesson 6.5: Financial Sanctions & Article 18 Checklist Part 3

Lesson 6.6: Part C Recap - Proportionality & Fairness Check

Lesson 6.7: Part E - Final Sign-off

Lesson 6.8: Quick Examples – Article 18 Compliance

Lesson 6.9: What Happens If You Get It Wrong – Namibia

Lesson 7.1: License/Permit Refusal & Fee Decision – Article 18 Checklist

Lesson 7.2: Example 1 Continued – The Cost of "No Notice"

Lesson 7.3: Pattern Across All 4 Cases – Article 18 Failures

Lesson 7.4: What Saves You – Every Time

Lesson 7.5: Day 3 Case Study Handout – What Happens When You Skip Article 18

Lesson 7.6: Case 1 Court Outcome – The Cost of Skipping Article 18

Lesson 7.7: Case 2 - "Application Unsuccessful" = N$60k+ Loss

Lesson 7.8: Case 3 - The 30-Minute Hearing That Would’ve Saved N$235k

Lesson 7.9: Case 4 - The N$5,000 Fine That Triggered an AG Query

Lesson 7.10: Article 18 Self-Check – Question 1: Did I Consider The Person’s Response?

Lesson 7.11: The 3 Tests Table – Lawful, Reasonable, Procedurally Fair

Administrative Justice, PAJA & Debt Recovery for Namibia officials

This course will save you money, time, and your reputation. If you sign papers, this is for you

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