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Justice and Correctional Services
Judicial Matters Amendment Bill: Department response to public comments, with Deputy Minister
23 May 2017
The Committee was briefed on the comments and responses to the Judicial Matters Amendment Bill [B14-2016]. The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE), Rape Crisis, the Women’s Legal Centre, the Rape Survivors’ Justice Campaign and the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) had all made submissions and recommendations on the Bill. ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Committee Report on Department of Justice, Correctional Services & Office of Chief Justice Budgets
16 May 2017
The Committee considered the draft reports on the budgets for the Department of Justice, the Department of Correctional Services and the Office of the Chief Justice.
The Chairperson headed a page by page analysis of the three documents. In many of the documents, minor changes were required, either to grammar ...
Justice and Correctional Services
SIU Annual Performance Plan; Legal Aid Regulations; Judicial Matters Amendment Bill: public hearings; Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill: deliberations, with Deputy Minister
4 May 2017
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) presented its Annual Performance Plan (APP) for 2017/18. It expected the organisational review to be finalized and relevant key personnel to be appointed following the organisational review process. Further, it expected the Special Investigations Unit legislative amendment to be passed, as well as improvements done ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on its Annual Performance Plan, with Acting Minister present
28 Mar 2017
A delegation from the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD), led by the Acting Minister of Justice, presented the Strategic Plan for 2017/20 and the Annual Performance Plan for 2017/18.
The Department’s challenges were mainly the inability to fill vacancies because of limits placed on the state wage bill, ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Traditional Courts Bill; Implementation of Rome Statute of International Criminal Court Act Repeal Bill: briefing with Minister and Deputy Minister
31 Jan 2017
The Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development highlighted that there were many improvements to the Traditional Courts Bill following concerns with previous versions of the Bill. The main objective of the Bill was to create a uniform legislative framework to regulate the role and functions of traditional courts. Since ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Judicial Matters Amendment Bill [B14-2016]: briefing, with Deputy Minister of Justice
23 Nov 2016
A delegation led by the Deputy Justice Minister briefed the Committee on the Judicial Matters Amendment Bill. It explained that the Bill seeks to amend:
- section 9 of the Magistrate Courts Act of 1944,
- State Liability Act of 1957,
- Institution of Legal Proceedings against certain Organs of ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Decriminalisation of adult sex work & SALRC Project 107 Adult Prostitution: Deputy Minister of Justice briefing; Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Strategic Plan 2016
2 Nov 2016
The Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development briefed the Multi- Party Women's Caucus (MPWC) on the concerns raised at a previous meeting held on 17 August 2016 that focused on the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) and efforts to reform the laws on decriminalization of adult sex work. ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Foundation for Human Rights mandate and activities, with Deputy Minister
1 Nov 2016
Infographic: Constitutional Awareness in SA
The Foundation for Human Rights (FHR). led by its executive director. presented its Socio-Economic Justice for All (SEJA) Programme to the Committee. It explained the FHR’s mandate, leadership structure, activities, grant making, and partnership with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) and the ...