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Justice and Correctional Services
Public Protector: Tabling of Rules; Policy on Appointment of Special Advisor; Request by MP to remove Public Protector from office
13 Jun 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services heard a briefing by the Public Protector (PP) on the rules and the policy on appointment of a special advisor. In addition, the Committee also heard from the Chief Whip of the DA, Mr John Steenhuisen on a request to expedite procedure ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Meeting with Ghanaian Constitutional, Legal & Parliamentary Affairs Parliamentary Committee
12 Jun 2018
A delegation from the Ghanaian Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs met with the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services to discuss issues of common interest, the highlights of which were the countries’ efforts to combat corruption, and South Africa’s approach to dealing with land restitution. The delegation ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS) briefing
12 Jun 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services invited several officials of the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS), including the Inspecting Judge, Hon. Johann Van Der Westhuizen, to brief the Committee on the conditions of correctional facilities across the country. They were asked to give a presentation on the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill: deliberations
7 Jun 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services met to consider the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill. The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development had been invited by the Committee to give its response to the comments that had been received on the Bill. The Department was also requested to respond ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Public Protector on special advisor appointment; Fitness of Public Protector to hold office
6 Jun 2018
Documents: Request for postponement letter (only circulated to MPs)
The Public Protector was scheduled to appear before the Portfolio Committee on Justice to explain a policy on the appointment of a special adviser to her office. She did not attend the meeting, but sent a letter late the previous day, ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill & International Crimes Bill: briefing, with Minister and Deputy Minister
30 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee met to receive briefings on two new Bills developed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. The Deputy Minister was in attendance and the Minister arrived in the course of the meeting.
The first Bill was the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill. The ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament Amendment Bill: committee report
29 May 2018
The Committee met briefly to approve the report on the processes followed in amending the Powers and Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Act.
Members of the Committee pointed out instances where, for purposes of absolute accuracy, it would be preferable for the report to use the exact ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill: deliberations
22 May 2018
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development briefed the Committee on the inputs received and changes made to the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill.
Before the briefing, there was some discussion in the Committee as to how best to manage the inputs from other departments and to get the views of ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Traditional Courts Bill: response to submissions; Magistrate Suspension Committee Report
16 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services dealt extensively with the responses by the Department of Justice to submissions on the Traditional Courts Bill. Consideration of the document was largely intended to determine whether any key points from the submissions had not been addressed as the delay in presenting ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Traditional Courts Bill: response to public hearings; Chief Justice budget: Committee Report
15 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services met to consider and approve the Committee Reports on the Budget Votes of the Department of Correctional Services and the Office of the Office of the Chief Justice. That was followed by a discussion on submissions in response to the Traditional Courts ...