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Justice and Correctional Services
Public Protector removal request; Deputy Public Protector alleged misconduct
25 Oct 2017
On the matter of the inquiry on the fitness or otherwise of the Public Protector to hold office, the Chairperson noted in the previous meeting, he had indicated that he would recuse himself from the discussion. However, he had since studied the documents and he believed that there was no ...
Justice and Correctional Services
National Forum on Legal Profession: briefing, with Deputy Minister
24 Oct 2017
The National Forum on the Legal profession briefed the Committee on their activities. Mr Max Boqwana, Deputy Chair of the Forum, stated that the purpose of the meeting was to respond to previous questions which had been raised by the Committee and to explain their activities in the last 24 ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Correctional Services; Office of the Chief Justice; Justice and Constitutional Development Budgetary Review and Recommendations Reports
18 Oct 2017
The Committee considered three draft Budgetary Review and Recommendations Reports (BRRR) on the Department of Correctional Services, Office of the Chief Justice and Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. There were a few grammatical changes.
Most of the discussion centred on the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development BRRR where ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Legal Practice Amendment Bill: response to submissions; International Arbitration Bill: adoption
17 Oct 2017
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development gave a response to the public submissions on the Legal Practice Amendment Bill. The responses were divided into three categories: proposals on the Bill, proposals beyond the scope of the Bill, and proposals that were not on the Bill but fall within the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
SIU & Legal Aid SA Annual Report; Suspension of Magistrates; International Arbitration Bill, with Deputy Minister
11 Oct 2017
Annual Reports 2016/17
Legal Aid South Africa (LASA) said 2016/17 was the second year of the implementation of its strategic plan, and 93% of its targets had been achieved. Budget cuts had had a substantial impact, but strict adherence to the strategic plan had kept its financial statements healthy. ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Public Protector removal proceedings request; Office of Chief Justice 2016/17 Annual Report
10 Oct 2017
The Chairperson notified the Committee of a request made to the National Assembly Speaker by the Democratic Alliance for removal proceedings against the Public Protector, Adv Busisiwe Mkhwebane, and an inquiry into the conduct of the Deputy Public Protector, Mr Kevin Malunga. The Speaker insisted that the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
SA Human Rights Commission Annual Report; Information Regulator status report
10 Oct 2017
The South African Human Rights Commission briefed the Committee on its Annual Report, saying that any credit for the report should go to the previous Commissioners. One of the key responsibilities that the new Commissioners were tasked with was to review and approve the 2017/18 Annual Performance Plan in January ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill: public hearings day 2
14 Sep 2017
Liquid Telecom appreciated the contribution made by the Bill but expressed concerns about its far-reaching powers of search and seizure afforded to the police which need to be realigned with the Regulation of Interception of Communication Act (RICA). Liquid Telecom recommended avoiding the addition of extraneous provisions dealing with crimes ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill: public hearings day 1
13 Sep 2017
The Centre for Constitutional Rights (CCR) stated the Centre largely supported the Bill. It does have concerns as certain clauses relating to fake news and revenge porn are overbroad and raise constitutional issues. The provisions could unduly limit constitutional rights to freedom of expression, privacy and access to courts. Limitation ...
Justice and Correctional Services
International Arbitration Bill [B10-2017]: public hearings
12 Sep 2017
The Committee heard submissions from the Victoria Mxenge Group, Arbitration Foundation of South Africa (AFSA), the China-Africa Joint Arbitration Centre (CAJAC) and the Maritime Law Association (MLA) on the International Arbitration Bill.
The Victoria Mxenge Group unconditionally supported the Bill, but expressed concerns on the definitions of ‘arbitration agreement’ and ...