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Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties
Political Party Funding Bill and Regulations: deliberations on public comments and amendments
21 Nov 2017
All documents confidential drafts: Summary of issues still to be decided; Detailed notes from legal team of 60 pages; Proposals for Changes in Clauses 3, 5, 8, 11; Draft Bill
The intention of the Committee meeting was to give the legal advisor and the drafting team guidance to complete the ...
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties
Political Party Funding Bill: public hearings Day 1
7 Nov 2017
Black First Land First (BLF) addressed private funding and public funding, and particularly how BLF aimed to move the country away from a funding model that embedded corruption within the political organisations of the country. The movement demanded the repeal of the IEC-required deposit of R600 000 to contest the elections ...
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties
Regulations: discussion
3 Nov 2017
The Chairperson informed the Committee that 17 of the 21 submitters had agreed to make an oral submission on the Political Party Funding Bill on the 7 and 8 November 2017. Those who had previously made oral submissions would be restricted to comments on the draft Bill, while those that ...
Joint Rules
Principle of a ruling during the joint sitting on 22 November 2016; Commencement of the Review of the Joint Rules
28 Sep 2017
Relevant Document
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
Powers, Privileges, and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislature Act 4 of 2004
The joint sub-committee was convened to consider the principle of a ruling during the joint sitting on Tuesday, 22 November 2016, and the proposed amendments to Chapter ...
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties
IEC & National Treasury responses on Political Party Funding; Outstanding decisions
1 Sep 2017
The IEC had been asked to respond to the Committee’s desire to see the IEC as the manager of the Multi-Party Democracy Fund (MPDF). The question put to the Commission was that if the Committee gave IEC that job, what would be its response? National Treasury had been asked to ...
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties
Election of Chairperson
21 Jun 2017
The Committee elected Mr V Smith (ANC) as the Chairperson of the Committee.
The Committee also discussed the issues around the scope of the Committee and emphasised that is should be worded as the resolution that had been adopted by the House. The Committee would allow three weeks for written ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Review of Assembly Rules: Mini plenaries & member statements: Report back by Subcommittee
16 Nov 2016
Relevant Documents
Rules of the National Assembly 9th Edition
The Committee met to adopt the Report of the Subcommittee on its Review of Assembly Rules, which had met on 14 October 2016 to look into the procedure for motions without notice. The EFF was not present. The Chairperson of the ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Composition of National Assembly Programming Committee and Confirmation of Guidelines and Determinations
16 Aug 2016
The Committee considered the draft minutes of 24 May 2016. Ms N Mazzone (DA) said her treatment by the Chairperson of the Subcommittee on the Review of the Rules of the National Assembly, in his speech to Parliament was unfounded and derogatory. She stated that he had made allegations which ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Rules Subcommittee Report on Rule 53A Physical removal of Members, Deputy Speaker ruling on quoting of judgments amended, Committee Report on Review of Rules
24 May 2016
The Chairperson of the Subcommittee dealing with the revision of the National Assembly Rules (the Rules) took the Committee through the changes that had been made to Rule 53A since the last Rules Committee meeting. Essentially, a new subrule 14 had been inserted, which in terms drew the distinction between ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Constitutional Court Nkandla judgment implications for NA Rules, Amendment of Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Act, Portfolio Committee for Presidency Budget Vote request; Review of Rules Subcommittee Report
17 May 2016
The Rules Committee decided, after discussion, that the consideration of the circumstances when Members could be removed under rule 53A should be done by the Subcommittee on the Review of the rules of the NA.
Mr J Steenhuizen (DA) had raised the principles behind a ruling by the Deputy Speaker ...