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Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Amendment Bill: identification of policy issues
22 Aug 2017
Documents handed out: List of policy issues related to the Copyright Amendment Bill (only to Members)
A long list of policy issues related to the Copyright Amendment Bill were identified by the Committee Content Adviser. This included:
Trade, Industry and Competition
Debt relief: Subcommittee report-back; Copyright Amendment Bill: DTI & Parliamentary Legal Advisor response
18 Aug 2017
The Committee received responses from the Parliamentary Legal Advisor (PLA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on the submissions received on the Copyright Amendment Bill, as well as a report back from the sub-committee on debt relief.
The PLA said that over 70 submissions had been received on ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Debt Relief Policy: DA Input
16 Aug 2017
The SubCommittee on debt relief met briefly to receive the DA’s input on the debt relief policy as well as its recommendations. Members welcomed and agreed with the inputs, and the Chairperson suggested that the inputs and recommendations will be added to the Terms of Reference in the interim.
Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Amendment Bill: engagement with key stakeholders
15 Aug 2017
The meeting was a continuation of public hearings conducted by the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry to receive input from stakeholders regarding the provisions of the proposed Copyright Amendments Bill. On this occasion, it received submissions from artists, composers and the Department of Science and Technology.
Aspire, a South ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Amendment Bill: public hearings day 2
3 Aug 2017
The Documentary Filmmakers Association (DFA) was on the whole pleased with the contents of the Bill but took issue with Clause 3 amending Section 5 and Clause 20 amending Section 21(1)(c) and proposed that they be struck from the Bill. Discussions between the Committee and the DFA centred on the ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Debt Relief policy: National Treasury on terms of reference for data research
2 Aug 2017
National Treasury recapped its support for the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) proposals:
• The rules governing debt relief should be strict and clear to limit potential for moral hazard and abuse;
• Improving the regulatory and enforcement capability of the National Credit Regulator (NCR) in line with regulator ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Debt Relief Policy: Department of Justice and Constitutional Development briefing
27 Jun 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry was briefed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on the proposed amendments to the Insolvency Amendment Bill, as well as the rules of execution and the Debt Collector Amendment Bill. A firm of consultants provided insight into the role of Payment ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Repeal of Space Affairs Act; Debt Relief Committee Bill framework
20 Jun 2017
The Committee met to consider the repeal of the Space Affairs Act No. 84 of 1993, and was informed that after a new Space Council had been appointed by the Minister and Cabinet in 2016, various processes of consultation had been undertaken, and had culminated in the drafting of the ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP); Debt Relief proposed policy: National Consumer Tribunal input, with Minister
13 Jun 2017
The Minister of Trade and Industry briefed the Committee on the new iteration of the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) for 2017/18. The Minster said that IPAP facilitated economic restructuring by supporting radical economic transformation by focusing on patterns of ownership, management and control, with a central focus on the ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Horse Racing Industry engagement about Grooms
7 Jun 2017
The South African Grooms Association (SAGA) said grooms in the horse racing industry were suffering badly. There were 4 000 grooms in the industry, and there was a crisis in their treatment. The matter had already been brought to the attention of the Committee in 2011, and the Minister had ...