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Justice and Correctional Services
Protected Disclosures Amendment Bill [B40-2015]: public hearings
14 Sep 2016
Delegations from the Open Democracy Advice Centre (ODAC), Corruption Watch, and the Congress of South African Trade Unions made submissions on the Protected Disclosures Amendment Bill.
Open Democracy Advice Centre submission
ODAC welcomed the Bill. It commended the new definition of employee, improved remedies, and whistle blowing policies. However, it ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Review of the Age of Criminal Capacity
7 Sep 2016
The Committee was told that South Africa was among the few countries that had developed and implemented a criminal justice system for children. The system ensured that children were treated differently from hardened criminals and the legislation had come into effect in 2010. The DoJ&CD was grappling with the implementation ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Justice Administered Fund Bill [B26-2015]: Department response to submissions
6 Sep 2016
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development said the only one comment was from the General Council of the Board which assumed the Bill also catered for the Guardian Funds and talked about all maintenance. The maintenance referred to in clause 3(a) was that directed by the Court to be ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Constitutional Court judgment impact on Powers, Privileges & Immunities of Parliament Act; Ad Hoc Committee terms of reference
2 Sep 2016
The Ad Hoc Committee on Review of Powers and Privileges Act was recently briefed about the salient points raised in the Constitutional Court judgement in the matter of the Democratic Alliance v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others (CCT86/15) regarding Section 11 of the Powers, Privileges and Immunities of ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Courts of Law Amendment Bill [B8-2016]: public hearings
31 Aug 2016
Delegations from the Cape Bar Council, the Association of Debt Recovery Agents (ADRA), the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) and the Banking Association of South Africa (BASA) presented their positions on the Courts of Law Amendment Bill. They were in agreement that the Bill sought to alleviate the plight ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Promotion of Access to Information and Promotion of Administrative Justice Rules: deliberations
30 Aug 2016
The Department of Justice Rules Board briefed the Committee on the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000, and the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act.
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development came before the Committee in April 2016 when a full presentation on the Promotion of Administration Act and ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Meeting with Indonesian delegation; Legal Opinions on 2015 public submissions; Committee Report on 2013 public submissions
26 Aug 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Constitutional Review had interaction with a delegation from Indonesia where they shared information on matters related to the Constitution. They discussed impeachment, the role of the legislative arm of SA, and long term planning for development.
The Committee adopted its Committee Report on the 2013 Public ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Courts of Law Amendment Bill [B8-2016]: Department of Justice and Constitutional Development briefing
24 Aug 2016
The Department briefed the Committee on the Courts of Law Amendment Bill, while the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) briefed the Committee on what it had done, together with the Department of Justice.
The Department said the Bill was very technical. Abuses of the Magistrates’ Courts Act (MCA) had ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Correctional Services on its 4 Quarter 15/16 & 1 Quarter 16/17 performance; Recommendations for Vacant Posts at SA Human Rights Commission
23 Aug 2016
The Department of Correctional Services briefed the Committee on performance for the fourth quarter. The Committee reviewed its recommendations for appointments to the SA Human Rights Commission.
The Department achieved 29 of its 47 annual targets, equivalent to 62%. The challenges for the Department were:
Constitutional Review Committee
Legacy submissions: deliberations
19 Aug 2016
The Content Advisor to the Committee, Ms Sipamla, briefed the Committee on submissions made by the Ms Mosiane, Mr O Shembe, Mr L Mahlatsi, the Support Public Broadcasting Cooperation (SOS), the Deaf Federation of South Africa (DEAFSA), the Holy Faith Mission Evangelical Church, the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), ...