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Justice and Correctional Services
State of Education in Correctional Facilities: Department of Correctional Services briefing
16 Nov 2021
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services received a presentation from the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) on the state of education in the Correctional Facilities. The Department aimed to provide offenders with needs-based programmes and interventions to facilitate their rehabilitation and enable their social reintegration as well ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Information Regulator: shortlisting; Justice Portfolio Audit Outcomes; DCS & JICS 2020/21 Annual Report; with Minister & Deputy Minister
9 Nov 2021
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Video (2)
In this virtual meeting, the Committee received briefings on the 2020/21 audit reports of all Justice portfolio entities and, following a political overview by the Minister, briefings on the 2020/21 annual reports of the Department of Correctional Services and the Judicial Inspectorate for ...
Justice and Correctional Services
GBV bills: adoption; Information Regulator Appointment Process; with Deputy Minister
8 Sep 2021
Tracking GBV bills
Video
Tabled Committee Reports
In a virtual meeting attended by the Deputy Minister, the Committee adopted the Domestic Violence Amendment Bill and the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Bill.
The Department took the Committee through the C-version of both bills, which incorporated ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill: DOJCD response to public submissions & adoption; GBV bills: NCOP amendments; with Deputy Minister
7 Sep 2021
Video
Tracking GBV bills
ATC210812: Report of the Select Committee on Security and Justice on the Domestic Violence Amendment Bill [B 20B – 2020] (National Assembly – sec 75), dated 11 August 2021.
ATC210816: Report of the Select Committee on Security and Justice on the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences ...
Justice and Correctional Services
DCS 2020/21 Quarter 4 Performance; DCS High Litigation costs; with Deputy Minister
3 Sep 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Correctional Services briefed the Committee on its fourth quarter performance for 2020/21 and its litigation costs.
The fourth quarter performance report indicated a departmental strategy to reach its targets. The Department had met 37 of its 52 targets for the quarter (71%).The ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: public hearings day 1
31 Aug 2021
In the first of three days of public hearings, held virtually, the Committee heard six oral submissions on the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill.
Mr Jeremy Acton rejected the Bill in its entirety, arguing that it violated the right to privacy. He objected in particular to the Bill’s criminal ...
Justice and Correctional Services
National Cannabis Master Plan: DALRRD & DTIC briefing; with Deputy Ministers
25 Aug 2021
The Committee met virtually to receive briefings on the National Cannabis Master Plan from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC).
Both departments had also prepared to provide input on the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill, which the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill & National Cannabis Master Plan: DoH briefing; Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill: public hearings; with Deputy Minister
24 Aug 2021
Justice and Correctional Services
Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill; State of Masters office: briefing by Department; with Deputy Minister
18 Aug 2021
The Committee received a briefing on the Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill and the Qwelane Constitutional Court judgment. This was followed by a briefing regarding the state of the office of ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Legal Practice Regulations; Integrated Criminal Justice Strategy/IJS/Justice Modernisation programme; with Deputy Minister
17 Aug 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met with the Legal Practice Council (LPC) and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD).
The LPC briefed the Committee on the amendment to the Legal Practice Act Regulations, which sought establish a unfirm practical vocational training programme for both candidate attorneys ...