(1) The Minister of Labour on 15 March 2000 submitted a draft of the Unemployment Insurance Bill 2000, and a memorandum explaining the objects of the proposed legislation, to the Speaker and the Chairperson in terms of Joint Rule 159. The draft has been referred by the Speaker and the Chairperson to the Portfolio Committee on Labour and the Select Committee on Labour and Public Enterprises, respectively, in accordance with Joint Rule 159(1)(a) and (b).