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Justice and Constitutional Development
Committee Report on request for Public Protector's removal from office
26 Feb 2019
Public Protector removal from office request
Public Protector: Tabling of Rules; Policy on Appointment of Special Advisor
Request by MP to remove Public Protector from office; Public Protector on special advisor appointment
Fitness of Public Protector to hold office
Public Protector removal proceedings request; Office of Chief Justice ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Immovable Asset Register progress report & Land identified for redistribution: DPW & DHS briefings, with Minister
26 Feb 2019
The Department of Public Works (DPW) briefed the Committee on the Immovable Asset Register, State Land Identified for Redistribution and the Land Reform Programme. The Department of Human Settlements focused on spatial transformation and prioritised national public works land identified for human settlements in its presentation. The Minister of Public ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Legal Aid SA draft regulations
13 Feb 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services welcomed recommendations to amend regulations governing the means test which is used to determine if the legal aid applicant qualifies for legal aid on the basis the applicant cannot afford the cost of his or her own legal representation.
The regulations ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Public Protector removal from office request
5 Dec 2018
The Committee considered whether it should expedite procedures to remove the Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, from office. Members were presented with her response to the formal complaint submitted by the Democratic Alliance Chief Whip in reference to the Absa Bank lifeboat court judgement. The DA felt that the Public Protector ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
SA-UAE Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance treaties; with Deputy Minister; Committee Report on Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill
7 Nov 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ) on the Extradition Treaty with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty.
Members asked why there had been such a long delay in signing the treaty with the UAE, as ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Cybercrimes Bill: consideration and adoption; with Deputy Minister
6 Nov 2018
The Committee met for final considerations and adoption of the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill. The State Law Advisors took Members through a few minor amendments which needed to be made to the Bill. The Deputy Minister of Justice was in attendance.
Members discussed the need for amendment of the Bill ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Defence Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
31 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans considered and adopted the Defence Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report.
Members discussed whether it was a good idea to engage with National Treasury directly on gaps that were in the budget of the Department. They reasoned it was an area they never ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Child Justice Amendment Bill: briefing; Cybercrimes Bill: proposed amendments
30 Oct 2018
The primary objectives of the Child Justice Amendment Bill are to amend the Child Justice Act of 2008 to increase the minimum age of criminal capacity of children from 10 years to 12 years. Secondly, to remove the requirement of proving criminal capacity for the purposes of diversion and to ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence briefing 2017/18 Annual Report & Quarter 1 performance
24 Oct 2018
Documents handed out: Department of Defence Annual Report [awaited]
The Department of Defence (DOD) came before the Committee to brief it on its 2017/18 annual report and its audited financial performance. It reported on the inadequacy of its budget allocation and how it had had a major impact on its over-expenditure ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Cybercrimes Bill: Deputy Minister briefing on proposed changes to Bill
23 Oct 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and the Department on the changes made to the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill. The Deputy Minister explained why the changes had been made. The Department went through the chapters of the Bill noting the changes such as ...