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Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on its 2015/16 Annual Report; Departmental First Quarter Performance Report
12 Oct 2016
The Committee met to receive a briefing from the the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on its 2015/16 Annual Report.
Prior to the briefing, the Department gave a report back to the Committee on a number of issues it had raised previously. The Department informed MPs ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Correctional Services & Judicial Inspectorate 2015/16 audit outcomes: Auditor-General briefing
11 Oct 2016
The Minister and Deputy Ministers of Justice and Correctional Services attended and briefed the Committee prior to annual performance reports being presented by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ), the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) and the Judicial Inspectorate of Correctional Services (JICS). .
The Minister, in his ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Shortlisting of candidates to be interviewed for appointment to the SA Human Rights Commission
5 Oct 2016
The Committee met to shortlist candidates to be interviewed for apointment to the South African Human Rights Commission. The Committee shortlisted 18 out of 80 of the applicants and agreed that the interviews would be held on 13 and 14 October 2016.
Defence
Defence Force Service Commission; Military Ombud; Department of Defence on MSDS Intake
9 Sep 2016
Relevant documents:
Media statement on statistics of case released by Military Ombud Lt Gen (Ret) Temba Matanzima
Annexure
The Defence Force Service Commission reported that the main challenge was lack of funding in relation to the Defence Review, as well as the limited power of the Commission.
The essence of ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Review of the Age of Criminal Capacity
7 Sep 2016
The Committee was told that South Africa was among the few countries that had developed and implemented a criminal justice system for children. The system ensured that children were treated differently from hardened criminals and the legislation had come into effect in 2010. The DoJ&CD was grappling with the implementation ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Justice Administered Fund Bill [B26-2015]: Department response to submissions
6 Sep 2016
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development said the only one comment was from the General Council of the Board which assumed the Bill also catered for the Guardian Funds and talked about all maintenance. The maintenance referred to in clause 3(a) was that directed by the Court to be ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence on its 1 Quarter 2016/17 & 4 Quarter 2015/16 performance; Defence Works Formation impact on maintenance
31 Aug 2016
The Defence Works Formation presented a report on its performance and impact on the maintenance and repair of defence infrastructure.
The major challenge it faced involved facilities which were not up to standard. This was because of the inability of the Department of Public Works (DPW) to cope with the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Courts of Law Amendment Bill [B8-2016]: public hearings
31 Aug 2016
Delegations from the Cape Bar Council, the Association of Debt Recovery Agents (ADRA), the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) and the Banking Association of South Africa (BASA) presented their positions on the Courts of Law Amendment Bill. They were in agreement that the Bill sought to alleviate the plight ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Promotion of Access to Information and Promotion of Administrative Justice Rules: deliberations
30 Aug 2016
The Department of Justice Rules Board briefed the Committee on the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000, and the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act.
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development came before the Committee in April 2016 when a full presentation on the Promotion of Administration Act and ...
Appointment of Public Protector
Committee Report on Nomination of Public Protector appointment
30 Aug 2016
The Committee finalised and adopted its Committee Report with minor amendments. The report was The report would be presented to the National Assembly on Wednesday, 7 September 2016.