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Rules of the National Assembly
Consideration of Subcommittee Recommendations (incl Presidency Oversight Committee)
31 Oct 2024
The Rules Committee approved recommendations from the Subcommittee on the Review of Assembly Rules.
The Subcommittee Chairperson highlighted that the rules should be considered living articles that should, where necessary, be updated to respond to the changing needs of an evolving parliament and society.
The recommendations encompassed proposals on motions without prior notice, ensuring closed doors during voting, elongating timelines for any ...
Joint Rules
Establishment of Joint Committees, Structures & Composition
30 Jul 2024
Joint Rules 7th Edition- July 2024
The Joint Rules Committee approved the establishment and composition of the Joint Rules structures for the 7th Parliament.
The structures include the: Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests, the Joint Constitutional Review Committee, the Mediation Committee, the Parliamentary Group on International Relations, ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Finalisation of Priority Matters & Opening of Parliament Address Preparations
17 Jul 2024
OPA Preparations: NA Table Report (awaited document)
The Committee considered and finalised several priority matters referred to the Subcommittee on Assembly Rules for deliberation and recommendation. These included the speaking sequence in plenaries, seating arrangements in chamber, terms and definitions in the rules and composition of the Rules Committee. ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Portfolio Committee composition; Sequence of Oral Questions; Whips
26 Jun 2024
The National Assembly Rules Committee met in Parliament to deliberate on setting up internal structures including the composition of the Programme Committee and the Subcommittee on the Review of National Assembly Rules as well as the size of the portfolio committees and party representation. It was proposed that committee membership increase from 11 to ...
Joint Rules
Petition Framework; Proposed Subcommittee Amendments to Joint Rules; Legacy Report
20 Mar 2024
The Committee considered and endorsed a new Petitions Framework. The objectives of the framework are to provide a common definition for a petition across Parliament, develop a standardised approach to petitions, and ensure that all players understand the processes and their roles.
The Joint Subcommittee on Rules’ proposed amendments ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Subcommittee Recommendations
20 Mar 2024
The NA Rules Committee considered various matters recommended by the Subcommittee.
Among the matters considered were draft ...
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery (2023)
Report of the Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery
27 Nov 2023
The Committee met to consider its final Report covering the work the Ad Hoc Joint Committee had done overseeing the flood disaster relief and recovery.
Having noted the devastating floods in the provinces of the Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and the North West in February ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Parliamentary Budget Office 2022/23 Annual Report
10 Nov 2023
In this virtual meeting, the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) had its first meeting with the Committee to present its 2022/23 Annual Report.
The PBO was established ten years ago in terms of section 15(1) of the Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act. Its main objective is to ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Party Funding Policy; Rules for executive undertakings; Money Bills Act & Petitions
12 Sep 2023
The Committee had a brief discussion about five matters that had been referred to the Powers and Privileges Committee. One of the matters concerned Mr N Paulsen (EFF). Other matters concerned the events that occurred on 9 and 10 June 2022; as well as 30 August 2022 and the ...
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery (2023)
AGSA Report on Flood Relief Funds
13 Jun 2023
AGSA First Special Report on Flood Relief Funds
The real-time audit report on the second phase of the flood relief money awarded to KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and the Eastern Cape (EC) under the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) was welcomed by the Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief ...