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Justice and Correctional Services
National Prosecuting Authority, Special Investigating Unit, Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on their 2014/15 Annual Reports, with Minister & Deputy Minister
15 Oct 2015
The Committee heard performance reports from the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) presentation, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. Several issues were raised repeatedly, including vacancy rates, the question of court language and the transformation of the justice system to accommodate principles of African ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Correctional Services; Legal Aid South Africa; Office of the Chief Justice on their 2014/2015 Annual Reports; Audit outcomes by Auditor-General
14 Oct 2015
During the course of a lengthy engagement, the Committee was briefed by Auditor-General South Africa on the Department of Justice and the Department of Correctional Services 2014/15 audit outcomes. The Minister of Justice, Adv Michael Masutha, delivered an unscheduled address, after which Legal Aid South Africa and the Office of ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Processing of Legacy Submissions
4 Sep 2015
The Joint Committee met to deliberate on the way forward with legacy public submissions for Constitutional Amendments from 2013. The issue of the Sesotho sa Leboa language also arose, but discussion of the matter was postponed. The Committee Researcher summarised each of the 13 proposed amendments. Amendments were presented within ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Criminal Matters Amendment Bill [B20-2015]: briefing on essential infrastructure theft/tampering bill
18 Aug 2015
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development said the Criminal Matters Amendment Bill [B20-2015] intends to deal with the theft, tampering with or destruction of essential infrastructure. The Bill seeks to amend the Criminal Procedure Act provisions on bail to place a reverse onus on people accused of infrastructure related ...
Ad Hoc Committee on Police Minister's Report on Nkandla
Minister of Police and Minister of Public Works on Nkandla security upgrades
29 Jul 2015
The Ad Hoc Committee dealing with the security upgrades at the President’s Nkandla residence were briefed by the Minister of Police and the Minister of Public Works on the issues which had led to the inflation of costs, shoddy workmanship, flouting of regulations, allegations of corruption, and demands that the ...
Ad Hoc Committee on Police Minister's Report on Nkandla
Nkandla private residence security upgrades: Minister of Police briefing
20 Jul 2015
The Ad Hoc Committee on the Police Minister’s report met in Pietermaritzburg to deliberate on the security upgrades at the private residence of the President, and took a briefing from the Minister of Police, Mr Nkosinathi Nhleko. In answer to a question raised by a Member of the DA, the ...
Ad Hoc Committee on Police Minister's Report on Nkandla
Ad Hoc Committee on Minister of Police Report on Nkandla Committee Programme
23 Jun 2015
The Committee met to consider its draft programme. The draft programme proposed that the work of the Committee should start on 21 July 2015 where the Minister of Police would table his report and the report would be deliberated on. The programme also proposed that the Committee undertake a site ...
Finance Standing Committee
Davis Tax Committee: update by Judge Dennis Davis
10 Jun 2015
Judge Dennis Davis, Chairperson of the Davis Tax Committee (DTC), noted that the DTC was introduced in July 2013, by the then Minister of Finance. The mandate of the DTC covered every aspect of tax policy. Terms of reference were framed against the backdrop of the National Development Plan. The ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Correctional Supervision and Parole: Department of Correctional Services on its Parole and Offender Reintegration System
2 Jun 2015
The Department of Correctional Services briefed the Justice and Correctional Services Portfolio Committee on the South African parole system and the new approach towards short term offenders. The Department said parole was an internationally accepted principle which was used in most countries to conditionally release offenders into the community before ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences &Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Bill approved; Rules Board Briefing Rules of Appeal Procedure, in accordance with Rome Statute: Department's briefing
27 May 2015
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development took the Committee through the last few changes to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences & Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Bill (the Bill), flowing from the Committee deliberations on 19 May 2015. A paragraph had been inserted in the Preamble, clarifying the need ...