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Justice and Correctional Services
Constitution 18th Amendment Bill; Repeal of the Transkeian Panel Code Bill; Maintenance A/B; introduction of JICS Bills; with Deputy Minister
27 Jan 2023
Justice and Correctional Services
NPA Progress Reports on the issues around Optimum Coal Mine & Lily Mine disaster, with Deputy Minister
12 Dec 2022
In a hybrid meeting, the National Prosecuting Authority briefed the Portfolio Committee on progress in the forfeiture of the Optimum Coal Mine, once owned by the Guptas, and progress in the inquiry into the tragic death of three workers at the Lily Mine in Mpumalanga in 2016. The Committee ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill; with Deputy Minister
30 Nov 2022
On a virtual platform and with the Deputy Minister present, the Portfolio Committee continued its deliberation on “characteristics” of hate crimes in the working draft of the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill. Members sought clarity to distinguish gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation. Members ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill; with Deputy Minister
29 Nov 2022
On a virtual platform and with the Deputy Minister present, the Portfolio Committee deliberated on the definition of "characteristics" in clause 1. It was clarified that clause 3 dealt with the “characteristics” for hate crimes and clause 4 dealt with the “grounds” for hate speech.
Opposition members disagreed with ...
Justice and Correctional Services
TRC prosecutions: NPA progress; Prevention & Combating of Hate Crimes & Hate Speech Bill; with Deputy Minister
25 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the National Prosecuting Authority gave a progress report on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission prosecutions. There are a total of 129 cases currently under investigation. It was also confirmed that the Missing Persons Task Team has recovered 179 persons. The Committee was informed that there ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: commercial hemp proposal
23 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee met on the virtual platform to deliberate on the new proposal on commercial hemp activities in the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill.
During the deliberations, Members enquired about the appropriateness of the insertion of MECs for Agriculture in clause 10B(2)(C) of the proposed Bill which would ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill, with Deputy Minister; BRRRs
18 Nov 2022
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Video (Part 2)
The Department presented the requested research on the inclusion of the list of characteristics and grounds and if the list passed the proportionality test and the limitations test in section 36 of the Constitution.
There was consensus that Members needed more time to read ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: deliberations
16 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee convened on a virtual platform to elect a Committee member as the National Assembly representative on the Equality Review Committee which advises the Minister on the operation of the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act including the Equality Courts. Ms Nomathemba Maseko-Jele accepted ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: deliberations
15 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services convened on a virtual platform to consider and discuss the comments made by the National House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders (NHTKL) on the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill.
The Committee was of the view that the inclusion of clause 1(2) of ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Workshop on Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
11 Nov 2022
On a virtual platform, the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services held a workshop with the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services on mandatory minimum sentencing and other problems in the incarceration system.
For the Inspectorate, Inspecting Judge Justice Edwin Cameron recalled the reasons that a policy of mandatory ...