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Justice and Correctional Services
Justice and Constitutional Development & Correctional Services Budgetary Review and Recommendations Reports 2014/15
22 Oct 2015
BRRR Archive: BRRR 2015-2010: Budgetary Review & Recommendations Reports
The Committee met to discuss their Budgetary Review and Recommendations Reports (BRRR) on the Departments of Justice and Constitutional Development and Correctional Services. Both were adopted with minor amendments. In the case of the Justice BRRR, there was some disagreement about ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Criminal Matters Amendment Bill [B20-2015]; Judicial Matters Amendment Bill[B2-2015]: Ministry response to submissions, with Deputy Minister
20 Oct 2015
The Deputy Minister of Justice and Correctional Services presented the Ministry's responses to public submissions on the Criminal Matters Amendment Bill and the Judicial Matters Amendment Bill.
On the Criminal Matters Amendment Bill, an important submission that warranted DOJ&CD’s attention was the submission by the Congress of South African Trade ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence, Armscor and Castle of Good Hope on their 2014/15 Annual Reports
20 Oct 2015
The Department of Defence (DOD) told the Portfolio Committee that the defence budget for 2014/15 had been R42.8 billion, which was 1.13% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and 3.75% of government expenditure. This inadequate budget allocation had sustained a declining defence capability, declining supporting commitments, and the rejuvenation ...
Justice and Correctional Services
National Prosecuting Authority, Special Investigating Unit, Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on their 2014/15 Annual Reports, with Minister & Deputy Minister
15 Oct 2015
The Committee heard performance reports from the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) presentation, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. Several issues were raised repeatedly, including vacancy rates, the question of court language and the transformation of the justice system to accommodate principles of African ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Correctional Services; Legal Aid South Africa; Office of the Chief Justice on their 2014/2015 Annual Reports; Audit outcomes by Auditor-General
14 Oct 2015
During the course of a lengthy engagement, the Committee was briefed by Auditor-General South Africa on the Department of Justice and the Department of Correctional Services 2014/15 audit outcomes. The Minister of Justice, Adv Michael Masutha, delivered an unscheduled address, after which Legal Aid South Africa and the Office of ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Criminal Matters Amendment Bill [B20-2015]: public hearings
13 Oct 2015
Eskom focussed on the reinstatement of the crime of electricity theft. This was to be achieved through the amendment of the definitions of “basic services” and “essential infrastructure”. Further, Eskom proposed adding the sanction of fines for the commission of the offence. The submission was based on the estimated losses ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Defence Laws Repeal and Amendment Bill [B7-2015]: deliberations & adoption; Committee Programme
2 Sep 2015
The Department of Defence briefed the Committee to provide clarity relating to the integration process of the various armed forces that had been done to make up the current constitution of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). The integration of forces into the new South African National Defence Force ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Correctional Services 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance & Internal Control Environment
1 Sep 2015
The Department of Correctional Services provided the Committee with a report on its work on the internal control environment. It was following a combined assurance approach to ensure that the internal control system was effective and efficient in all areas of its operations. This approach would maximise the risk and ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence on its 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance and measures to resolve audit findings
26 Aug 2015
The Secretary of Defence and Military Veterans explained the significant achievements of the program so far, as well as the financial performance up to June 30 2015. He went through DOD's performance on its targets and noted which were high risk (major action is required), moderate risk (remedial/corrective action required) ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Criminal Matters Amendment Bill [B20-2015]: briefing on essential infrastructure theft/tampering bill
18 Aug 2015
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development said the Criminal Matters Amendment Bill [B20-2015] intends to deal with the theft, tampering with or destruction of essential infrastructure. The Bill seeks to amend the Criminal Procedure Act provisions on bail to place a reverse onus on people accused of infrastructure related ...