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NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Mkhize petition; Paternity leave petition; Sehume petition; Transnet-Mayibuye petition: hearings
14 Oct 2015
The Committee was engaged in a number of issues particularly the administration of the petitions. Members raised serious concerns around the fact that documents were still not being made available to Members on time; getting documents the day before a meeting was unacceptable. However another matter which was raised was ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Defence Laws Repeal Amendment Bill [B7-2015]: Department of Defence briefing; Committee Reports adopted
23 Sep 2015
The Department of Defence briefed the Committee on the Defence Laws Repeal Amendment Bill [B7-2015]. The Department gave a summary of each clause and the reasons for repealing or amending all of the Acts named in the Bill for repeal. These mostly involved “time-specific Acts” which were now redundant as ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Guidelines on Executive Undertakings; Committee 4th term Quarterly Report; Committee Report
23 Sep 2015
The Committee went through the draft guidelines for the processing of Executive Undertakings in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). The Committee wanted there to be a specific time frame and decided to scrutinize executive undertaking progress on a quarterly basis, and submit a quarterly progress report to the NCOP. ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Processing of Legacy Submissions
4 Sep 2015
The Joint Committee met to deliberate on the way forward with legacy public submissions for Constitutional Amendments from 2013. The issue of the Sesotho sa Leboa language also arose, but discussion of the matter was postponed. The Committee Researcher summarised each of the 13 proposed amendments. Amendments were presented within ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Magistrates Commission on progress reports and provisionally suspended magistrate; Revised Draft Rules for Promotion of Administrative Justice Act; UN Security Council Terrorist Proclamations
2 Sep 2015
The Magistrates Commission presented reports on the progress with disciplinary proceedings involving provisionally suspended magistrates.
In one case, the magistrate was constantly delaying the case, and when he was available, only one witness could attend the hearing to testify. The Commission made it clear that the magistrate was not receiving ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Makana Local Municipality Section 139 intervention; Committee Oversight Reports on Ventersdorp & Tswaing Local Municipalities; Disaster Management Amendment Bill: negotiating mandates
1 Sep 2015
The provincial representatives read out their negotiating mandates in respect to the Disaster Management Amendment Bill. This Bill received support subject to the consideration and consolidation of some recommendations by KZN, Mpumalanga, Western Cape and Gauteng. The Provinces of Free-State, Limpopo, Northern Cape and Eastern Cape voted in favour of ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Maintenance Amendment Bill B16B-2014: adoption
25 Jun 2015
The Report of the Select Committee on Security and Justice on the Maintenance Amendment Bill [B 16B – 2014] (National Assembly – sec 75), dated 24 June 2015 was adopted.
Minutes of Committee meetings held on 18 March 2015; 6 May 2015; 13 May 2015; 26 May 2015; and 17 ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Disaster Management Bill [B10B-2015]: briefing by Department of Cooperative Governance
23 Jun 2015
In its briefing, the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs said the main purpose of the 2002 Disaster Management Act was to ensure implementation of an integrated and coordinated approach to disaster management across all spheres of government involving all relevant stakeholders. ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill: adoption of Committee Report
18 Jun 2015
The Committee met briefly to adopt the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill. The bill was approved unanimously with no changes.
NCOP Security and Justice
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Bill [B18B-14]; Maintenance Amendment Bill [B16B-14]: Department of Justice briefings and consideration, in presence of Deputy Minister
17 Jun 2015
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development briefed the Select Committee on Security and Justice on amendments of two Bills, the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill and the Maintenance Amendment Bill.
The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill was introduced in 2014 and was an amendment to the Criminal Law (Sexual ...