Chair, I move:
That the Council -
1) establishes an Ad Hoc Committee in terms of Rule 160 of the Council Rules to consider the Protection of State Information Bill [B 6B - 2010], the Committee to -
a) consist of 15 members, constituted as follows; ANC 10, DA 2, COPE 1, ID 1 and IFP 1;
b) exercise those powers in Rule 103 of the Council Rules that may assist it in carrying out its task; and
c) report by no later than 8 April 2012.
Question put: That the motion be agreed to.
We shall now proceed ... Hon member, do you have an objection?
Chairperson, we sent a letter to the Secretary of the Council in connection with the date of 8 March and that was consulted. Just rule on that as a point of order.
I have been notified, Chair, but I must just say that in future members must communicate with me, not with the Secretary.
There is agreement. I don't see any differences. We shall now proceed to voting on the question. I shall do this in alphabetical order. Hon Van Lingen, do you want to propose an amendment to the motion?
Yes, Chair, I would like to propose an amendment to 1(c), namely that the date of reporting back should be 30 days later, which would be 8 April 2012.
That is exactly what I have said. Hon De Villiers was proposing the same and the Chief Whip of the Council agreed.
I am sorry. I did not hear, because it was not a loud conversation, sir. [Interjections.]
You see, that is the problem.
IN FAVOUR: Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape. Motion accordingly agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.