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Joint Constitutional Review Committee
Committee Legacy Report & Public Submission Reports
20 Mar 2019
The Committee met to adopt the following: all outstanding minutes from 2017 to the present; reports on public submissions for 2016, 2017/18 and the committee’s legacy report. All the minutes were adopted with minor amendments while the public submission and legacy reports respectively were adopted with no amendments.
Members extolled ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Justice and Correctional Services Portfolio Committee Legacy Report
20 Mar 2019
Available here once published: Legacy Reports
The Content Advisor briefed the Committee on the draft Legacy Report. The document focused on key highlights of the work of the Committee for the last five years.
The Content Advisor said that during the Fifth Parliament, the Committee’s responsibility or scope of work increased. ...
Joint Constitutional Review Committee
Committee Reports on 2016, 2017 & 2018 public submissions; Legacy Report
14 Mar 2019
The Committee met for the consideration of reports on 2016 and 2017 public submissions as well as the Legacy Report. The reports would be put up for adoption during the next meeting when the Committee constitutes a quorum.
Members noted some minor typological errors which needed to be addressed by ...
Ad Hoc Committee to Amend Section 25 of the Constitution
Committee Report on Amending Section 25 of the Constitution
13 Mar 2019
Section 25 Process; Constitution of the Republic of South Africa
The ad hoc Committee to Amend Section 25 of the Constitution met for a final time to consider and adopt a report to be referred to the National Assembly.
The report recorded what the Committee had done since its ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment: briefing, with Deputy Minister
13 Mar 2019
Document handed out: Committee Report on OPCAT [Tabled Committee Reports once available]
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development briefed the Committee on the Optional Protocol Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT). The Department requested Parliament to ratify the Protocol. The Deputy Minister was ...
Ad Hoc Committee to Amend Section 25 of the Constitution
Section 25 amendment: expert opinion
8 Mar 2019
Section 25 Process; Constitution of the Republic of South Africa; Draft Expropriation Bill; Presidential Advisory Panel on Land Reform briefing
The Ad Hoc Committee to Amend Section 25 of the Constitution met to hear the opinions of four experts: two experts in land valuations and two constitutional advocates ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
Committee Legacy Report
7 Mar 2019
Available here once published: Legacy Reports
The Committee considered and adopted its Legacy Report
Members were informed that the Committee had been invited to the Scholarship Awards that were sponsored by the Office of the Auditor-General of South Africa.
Joint Constitutional Review Committee
2016 public submissions: finalisation; 2017 & 2018 public submissions: consideration
7 Mar 2019
The Committee reviewed and put on record their decisions for all 67 submissions received from the public in 2016, six for 2017 and five for 2018.
Most of the recommendations and legal opinions received were adopted, except in some cases where the Democratic Alliance and the African Christian Democratic Party ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Traditional Courts Bill: finalisation; with Deputy Minister
6 Mar 2019
The Deputy Minister briefed the Committee on outstanding matters of gender representation, the nature of the court and the referral to the Magistrates’ Court. Further consultations had taken place with National House of Traditional Leaders and Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (CONTRALESA). He spoke to the amendment to ...
Ad Hoc Committee to Amend Section 25 of the Constitution
Afriforum application to review public participation process; Constitutional Review Committee Report overview; Section 25 amendment: expert opinion
1 Mar 2019
Section 25 Process; Constitution of the Republic of South Africa; Draft Expropriation Bill; Presidential Advisory Panel on Land Reform briefing
The Ad Hoc Committee met to gather information that would guide the Committee in its work. Presentations focused on the AfriForum court case, a summary of the ...