Ms Dianne Kohler Barnard

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Dianne Kohler Barnard

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Committee Meetings Attended

  • Ad Hoc Committee on General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (NA) (2023) GILAB: adoption
    19 Mar 2024

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    The Ad Hoc Committee on General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill completed its clause by clause consideration of the Bill. The Committee had sought permission from the National Assembly on 15 March 2024 in terms of Rule 286(4) to extend the subject of the Bill to include:
    • Appointment of ...

  • Ad Hoc Committee on General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (NA) (2023) GILAB: Committee proposed amendments
    13 Mar 2024

    Video (Part 1)

    Video (Part 2)

    The Ad Hoc Committee on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill met on the virtual platform to deliberate on the Committee proposed amendments (A-List).

    These issues were highlighted:
    •           Safeguards on bulk interception
    •           Deputy Inspector-General on Intelligence (IGI)
    •           Process for amendment of ...

  • Ad Hoc Committee on General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (NA) (2023) GILAB: Committee proposed amendments
    11 Mar 2024

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    In a hybrid meeting, the Ad Hoc Committee on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (GILAB) considered its 50 proposed amendments with most approved by the Committee. The parliamentary legal team was requested to research or redraft some of the clauses.

    On the implementation of the recommendations of the ...

  • Ad Hoc Committee on General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (NA) (2023) GILAB: Parliament Legal Advice on SSA response to submissions
    8 Mar 2024

    Video (Part 1)

    Video (Part 2)


    The Ad Hoc Committee held a hybrid meeting to receive legal advice by the Parliamentary Legal Advisor on the State Security Agency (SSA) responses to the submissions on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill.

    A number of issues were the highlighted in the discussion. ...

  • Ad Hoc Committee on General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (NA) (2023) GILAB: SSA response to submissions; with Minister
    7 Mar 2024

    Video (Part 1)

    Video (Part 2)

    The Ad Hoc Committee on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill held a hybrid meeting to receive a briefing by the State Security Agency (SSA) on its response to submissions. The Minister in the Presidency was in the meeting.

    The General Intelligence Laws Amendment ...

  • Ad Hoc Committee on General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (NA) (2023) GILAB: Public Participation Report; Constitutional matters raised
    6 Mar 2024

    The Ad Hoc Committee on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (GILAB) convened in Parliament to receive a report regarding the public engagement on the Intelligence Bill. The report was structured into four main sections: stakeholder engagements, public provincial hearings, national hearings, and written submissions. The support staff also briefed ...

  • Ad Hoc Committee on General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (NA) (2023) General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (GILAB): public hearings
    21 Feb 2024

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    Report of the meeting to follow.

  • Ad Hoc Committee on General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (NA) (2023) General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill: Oral Submissions
    20 Feb 2024

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    The Committee convened in a hybrid meeting to hear oral submissions on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill. Submissions from the FW de Klerk Foundation, the Association of Christian Media, Afriforum and the Congress of South African Trade Unions were heard and discussed.

    The Chairperson said most of the ...

  • Ad Hoc Committee on General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (NA) (2023) General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill: SAPS & OIGI briefing
    7 Dec 2023

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    The Committee met in Parliament to receive inputs from the South African Police Service-Crime Intelligence (SAPS-CI) and the Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence (OIGI) on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (GILAB).

    SAPS-CI told the Committee that the Bill would strengthen the capabilities of the SAPS national intelligence ...

  • Ad Hoc Committee on General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (NA) (2023) General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill: National Intelligence Coordinating Committee briefing
    5 Dec 2023

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    The Committee met in Parliament to receive the National Intelligence Coordinating Committee’s (NICOC) input on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (GILAB). NICOC proposed various inputs on the Bill, including an amendment to its powers, human resources and financial management, and reporting of the Office of the Coordinator, among ...