Justice and Correctional Services
SA-UAE Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance treaties; with Deputy Minister; Committee Report on Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill
7 Nov 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ) on the Extradition Treaty with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty.
Members asked why there had been such a long delay in signing the treaty with the UAE, as ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cybercrimes Bill: consideration and adoption; with Deputy Minister
6 Nov 2018
The Committee met for final considerations and adoption of the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill. The State Law Advisors took Members through a few minor amendments which needed to be made to the Bill. The Deputy Minister of Justice was in attendance.
Members discussed the need for amendment of the Bill ...
Justice and Correctional Services
State Liability Amendment Bill: public hearings
31 Oct 2018
There was a consensus from the submissions that the State Liability Amendment Bill should not be passed and that it is unconstitutional. Reasons for the rejection of the Bill include it is unfair to take away lump sum or instalment payments to implement periodic payments, it is a burden to ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Child Justice Amendment Bill: briefing; Cybercrimes Bill: proposed amendments
30 Oct 2018
The primary objectives of the Child Justice Amendment Bill are to amend the Child Justice Act of 2008 to increase the minimum age of criminal capacity of children from 10 years to 12 years. Secondly, to remove the requirement of proving criminal capacity for the purposes of diversion and to ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Justice and Constitutional Development, DCS & OCJ BRRR
24 Oct 2018
2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Portfolio Committee met briefly to consider three Budgetary Review and Recommendations Reports in relation to the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, Department of Correctional Services and Office of the Chief Justice.
Members made minor corrections to each document and adopted ...
Small Business Development
Small Business Development Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
17 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committee met with the Department of Small Business Development to discuss the Cooperatives Amendment Act, N0 6 of 2013, the Budgetary Report and Recommendation Report (BRRR) and the report on their study tour to Spain. Both reports were adopted at the close of the day.
The first discussions ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Sheriffs Board on its 2017/18 Annual Report
17 Oct 2018
Annual Reports 2017/18
The South African Board for Sheriffs (SABFS) noted that the Auditor-General had issued an unqualified audit opinion on both the SABFS and its Fidelity Fund 2017/18 financial statements for the third consecutive year.
In Programme 1: Compliance, desktop inspections were conducted and the rate of non-compliance is ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Special Investigating Unit 2017/18 Annual Report
17 Oct 2018
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) presented its annual report for the 2017/18 financial year, which revealed it had maintained a clean, unqualified audit and had achieved eight of its nine targets. On the ongoing investigations into state-owned entities, investigations into the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) had ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Legal Aid South Africa on its Annual Report and Legal Aid amendment regulations
16 Oct 2018
Annual Reports 2017/18
The term of the Legal Aid SA board has reached its end for most board members. Words of appreciation circulated the room for the dedication and good work which this board has done to date. Legal Aid SA obtained its 17th clean audit and was accredited for ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Office of Chief Justice and Judicial Administration 2017/18 Annual Report
16 Oct 2018
Relevant document: Two thirds of reserved judgments in SA courts are late
Annual Reports 2017/18
The Committee met with the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) for a briefing on its annual report and financial statements for the 2017/18 financial year.
The Office of the Chief Justice achieved an unqualified ...