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Justice and Correctional Services
Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill: Department response to submissions, with Deputy Minister
7 Sep 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development briefed the Committee on its response to the submissions received on the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill.
The Department also presented the latest working document of the Bill. The working document highlighted the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Land Court Bill: deliberations
6 Sep 2022
Land Court Bill – Working Document 4: 6 September 2022 (Awaited document)
In this virtual meeting, the legal advisors in the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development took the Committee through the proposed amendments to the Land Court Bill.
It was proposed that Subclause 4, Clause 8, be moved ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill: Department response to submissions; Drugs and Drug Trafficking Amendment Bill: adoption
2 Sep 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) on the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Amendment Bill. By enacting this Amendment Bill, the Department sought to amend the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act to address the constitutional ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Land Court Bill: deliberations; International Conventions: DoJ&CD briefing; with Deputy Minister
31 Aug 2022
International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid
International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance
The Portfolio Committee received a briefing in a virtual meeting from the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on two international conventions -- the International Convention ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Legislative programme & bills with Constitutional Court deadlines; Remuneration of public office bearers of independent constitutional institutions, with Deputy Ministers
30 Aug 2022
In this meeting, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development briefed the Committee on the determination of salaries and allowances of the Public Protector, Deputy Public Protector and Commissioners of the South African Human Rights Commission. The Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Representatives made a recommendation for a ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: Interim Committee Report; Electoral Integrity Report: IEC briefing, with Deputy Minister
30 Aug 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee considered and adopted (via a majority) its Interim Report on the Electoral Amendment Bill.
The report requested approval from the National Assembly (NA) to extend the scope of the Electoral Amendment Bill [B1-2022], ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: deliberations & requesting permission from NA to extend the scope of the bill
25 Aug 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee adopted the A list of the Electoral Amendment Bill.
Following this, the Parliamentary Legal Advisor informed the Committee that it may have affected material amendments that the public may not have had an ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Bills with Constitutional Court deadlines: Parliamentary Legal Services briefing
24 Aug 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services received a briefing from Parliamentary Legal Services on bills with Constitutional Court deadlines.
There were two matters where the suspension of orders was lapsing in December 2022. With Sonke Gender Justice NPC v President of the Republic of South Africa and ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: deliberations; Remuneration of IEC Commissioners; Border Management Authority Update, with Minister & Deputy Minister
23 Aug 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Independent Electoral Commission briefed the Committee on proposed amendments to the Electoral Amendment Bill. The Office of the Chief State Law Advisor also briefed Members on the proposed A-list.
In its presentation, the Commission ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: further deliberations; with Deputy Minister
4 Aug 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to consider three key issues related to the Electoral Amendment Bill. These dealt with independent candidates contesting in single or multiple regions; the percentage of signatures required for a candidate to support their candidacy; and ...