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Justice and Constitutional Development
Remand Detention: Programmes for Remand Detainee Children; Reduce Remand detainees with Bail of less than R1000; Parole System: DCS briefing
13 Mar 2020
Several projects and initiatives of the Department have a work in progress status, and there are issues of poor management of the Parole system, which is due to lack of professional staff in the Criminal Justice System (CJS).
The number of social workers and psychologists in the CJS is inadequate ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Prescription in Civil and Criminal Matters (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill; Judicial Matters A/B & Recognition of Customary Marriages A/B: adoption
11 Mar 2020
Judicial Matters Amendment Bill: Proposed Amendments [awaited] A & B version
Recognition of Customary Marriages Amendment Bill: Proposed Amendments [awaited] A & B version
The Committee considered and adopted the following bills as well the accompanying committee reports:
Recognition of Customary Marriages Amendment Bill
Judicial Matters Amendment Bill
Prescription in Civil and ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Prescription in Civil and Criminal Matters (Sexual Offences) A/B; Recognition of Customary Marriages A/B & Judicial Matters A/B: consideration; with Deputy Minister
10 Mar 2020
The Committee considered the responses by the Department of Justice and Correctional Services (DoJCS) to public submissions on the Prescription in Civil and Criminal Matters (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill. It also deliberated on the Recognition of Customary Marriages Amendment Bill and the Judicial Matters Bill.
The Department responded to submissions ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Prescription in Civil and Criminal Matters (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill: public hearings; Judges and Magistrates Salaries & Disciplinary Reports: Committee Reports
6 Mar 2020
The Helen Suzman Foundation argued that the Prescription in Civil and Criminal Matters (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill explained the amendment to Sections 12(4)(ii) and 13 of the Prescription Act, but the particular intention was not made clear or articulated sufficiently either in the amendment or the Bill. The concern was ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
NPA 2019/20 Quarter 2 & 3 performance; recruitment plan & progress in establishing Investigative Directorate; Magistrate salaries, with Deputy Minister
4 Mar 2020
Documents used in meeting: Proposed salary increases for magistrates
The Committee received a briefing from the National Prosecuting Authority on the Second and Third Quarters performance for 2019/20, with a specific focus on progress in the recently established Investigating Directorate. The Deputy Minister informed the Committee of the President’s recommendations ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Judicial Matters A/B & Recognition of Customary Marriages A/B: Department response to submissions; Magistrate Commission on disciplinary matters; International Treaties
3 Mar 2020
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services considered the responses of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development to the public submissions on the Judicial Matters Amendment Bill [B 13 - 2019] and the Recognition of Customary Marriages Amendment Bill (B12-2019). The Magistrate’s Commission requested approval of action against ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
JICS on its vision & revised Business Operational Plan/Model: Subcommittee on Correctional Services
28 Feb 2020
The dependence of the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS) on the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) for its budget, administration and operations was of concern to the Members of the Committee and the JICS officials. A business case had been presented to the Minister that proposed an operational model ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
SIU Update on investigations relating to Office of the State Attorney; Master’s Office & Building of Courts; Deputy Public Protector Salary
26 Feb 2020
Closure and Investigation the Masters’ Offices [03 Feb]
SIU Proclamation to investigate Master’s Office
SIU Proclamation to investigate Limpopo and Mpumalanga High Courts
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services received a progress report from the Special Investigating Unit on investigations relating to the Office of the State Attorney, ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Judicial Matters Amendment Bill; Recognition of Customary Marriages Amendment Bill: hearings
25 Feb 2020
Submissions were heard from the Africa Criminal Justice Reform, the Confederation of South African Trade Unions, the Women’s Legal Centre and the Commission for Gender Equality.
Judicial Matters Amendment Bill: The African Criminal Justice Reform submission addressed the amendments to the National Prosecuting Authority Act on the term of office ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development 2019/20 Quarter 2 & 3 performance, with Deputy Minister
19 Feb 2020
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, with a delegation including the Deputy Minister and other departmental officials, gave four presentations – including its audit outcome turnaround strategy, performance report, 2nd and 3rd quarterly financial as well as its employee relations report.
The Members pointed out that the presentation did ...