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Justice and Correctional Services
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Bill: public hearings Day 1
3 Mar 2015
The meeting began with the adoption of a Committee Report to the National Assembly about the application to the Chief Justice for an extension of the period by which Parliament must have amended the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act. The Committee then heard submissions on the ...
International Relations
Overview of International Relations issues in State of the Nation Address; Treaties and role of Parliament; Committee monitoring tool
25 Feb 2015
International relations themes touched on by the President in his State of the Nation Address were noted:
The African Agenda - The President called for schools to practise the African Union (AU) anthem in preparation for the celebration of Africa Month in May 2015. SA would also continue to support ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Judicial Matters Amendment Bill [B2-2015]: briefing by Deputy Minister
24 Feb 2015
The Deputy Minister prefaced the briefing on the Bill by saying that Judicial Amendment Bills are intended to effect a number of amendments to a variety of Acts, generally inspired by practical experience. He requested that comments and questions be dealt with after each clause, given that the legislation dealt ...
International Relations
Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation Legacy Report
18 Feb 2015
The Committee Content Adviser and the Committee Researcher presented the Legacy Report of the Fourth Parliament’s Portfolio Committee which identified its lessons as well as challenges for which it hoped the present Committee could perhaps find solutions. The framework of the previous Committee’s work included parliament’s strategic focus for the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Determination of Remuneration of Judges and Magistrates
18 Feb 2015
The Committee adopted the determination from the Independent Commission on Remuneration of Public Office Bearers recommending an increase of 6% to magistrates and judges who earn below one million and 5% to those that earn above with effect from April 2014. The lowest rank magistrate will earn R788 155 while ...
International Relations
White Paper on South Africa's foreign policy: Departmental briefing
12 Nov 2014
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation briefed the Committee on the White Paper on South Africa’s foreign policy. In 2010 the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation initiated an assessment of SA’s foreign policy against a backdrop of a rapidly changing international relations environment. Widespread engagement and consultation took ...
International Relations
White Paper on South Africa's foreign policy: Panel discussion
5 Nov 2014
The meeting was an appraisal of the draft White Paper on International Relations and Cooperation, in a panel discussion. The Institute for Global Development (IGD) Director presented on matters of the paradigm shift in thinking, orientation and Africa, and its researcher concentrated on consideration of matters relating to the South-South ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Court infrastructure building & maintenance: briefing by Department of Justice
4 Nov 2014
The Department of Justice spoke about the state of its current infrastructure projects at magistrate and high courts, the state of maintenance of buildings occupied by the Department, the disability access plan and its leased property portfolio.
The situation for the current capital works projects underway was grim with there ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Justice and Correctional Services Budget Review and Recommendations Report
29 Oct 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, having received the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) for the Department of Correctional Services only that morning, postponed its consideration to the following day. It proceeded to read through the draft BRRR for the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, page ...
International Relations
Consular services: Department of International Relations and Cooperation briefing
29 Oct 2014
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) gave a briefing on consular services, with a particular emphasis on the services provided by a country to its citizens abroad. Its assistance consisted mainly of qualified support to citizens who were distressed or destitute, consular notarial services and civic/immigration services. Consular ...