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Economic Regulation of Transport Bill and National Road Traffic Amendment Bill A/B: finalisation
16 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Transport met to consider the A-list of changes to the Economic Regulation of Transport Bill and the National Road Traffic Amendment Bill. Both Bills were adopted with the Committee’s amendments. In particular, the proposal in the National Road ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill: consideration
14 Sep 2022
Tracking the Expropriation Bill in Parliament
In a hybrid meeting, held both on a virtual platform and in Parliament, the Committee Secretary presented the Committee Report on the Expropriation Bill [B23B -2020] that detailed the Committee amendments.
It noted that : The Committee engaged with the ...
Transport
National Road Traffic A/B & Economic Regulation of Transport Bill: consideration
13 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Transport was due to do clause-by-clause deliberations on the National Road Traffic Amendment Bill and the Economic Regulation of Transport Bill. However, this could not be done. The Bills had not been printed due to loadshedding and the ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill: consideration
7 Sep 2022
Tracking the Expropriation Bill in Parliament
In a virtual meeting, the Parliamentary legal advisory team took the Committee through the final version of the Expropriation Bill [B23- 2020]. The Members voted on the Bill, clause-by-clause.
The Chairperson said that the specific clauses which Members did not support would be ...
Transport
Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) A/B; DoT Q1 2022/23 Performance; Railway Safety Bill: deliberations & other matters
6 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received a briefing from the Department of Transport (DOT) on the Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment Bill [B5-2022] and the DOT's first quarter expenditure for 2022/23.
The Department stated that South Africa was part of the International Convention for ...
Transport
Railway Safety Bill: public hearings day 2
24 Aug 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received submissions on the Railway Safety Bill from the Lowveld Escarpment Fire Protection Agency and Bombela Operating Company. A scheduled presentation by the Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works was not received.
Lowveld Escarpment Fire Protection Agency asked for important ...
Transport
Railway Safety Bill: public hearings day 1
23 Aug 2022
The Committee received public submissions on the Railway Safety Bill from the Bombela Concession Company, the Gautrain Management Agency, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). The Bill intends to regulate railway safety, provide for railway safety permits, and ...
Public Enterprises
Challenges facing rail infrastructure and road to rail strategy: DoT briefing
8 Jun 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Transport and its two rail transport entities, Transnet and the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), on challenges facing rail infrastructure and the road-to-rail freight migration strategy. The Committees' view was that the process of building ...
Transport
Department of Transport Q4 2021/22 Performance; with Ministry
7 Jun 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Transport briefed the Committee on its 2021/22 fourth quarter performance. The Department had achieved 95% of its performance targets but admitted that this did not necessarily translate into tangible improvements in the lives of the people. The baseline freight ...
Transport
National Road Traffic A/B; Economic Regulation of Transport Bill & National Land Transport A/B: deliberations; Report on International Civil Aviation Convention; Okhahlamba Residents Petition
31 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee considered updated lists of amendments to the National Road Traffic Amendment Bill and the Economic Regulation of Transport Bill. They received feedback from the Parliamentary Legal Advisor on changes to the National Land Transport Amendment Bill proposed in response to ...