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Justice and Correctional Services
Paralegals and Community Courts legislation: progress report
15 Aug 2017
The Department of Justice, the National Alliance for the Development of Community Advice Offices (NADCAO), and the Association of Community Advice Offices of South Africa (ACAOSA) reported on legislation to regulate paralegals, the blueprint for community courts, and the Scottish model for legal aid.
The Department of Justice explained that ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Protected Disclosures Amendment Bill: NCOP amendments; International Arbitration Bill: briefing
14 Jun 2017
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development presented the National Council of Provinces proposed amendments to the Protected Disclosures Amendment Bill. Clause 9A was the proposed amendment. The clause deals with excluding civil and criminal liability for protected disclosures. The Open Democracy Advice Centre (ODAC) proposed to the Select Committee ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Correctional Services human resource management
13 Jun 2017
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) referred to the Occupational Specific Dispensation (OSD) for correctional officers where the General Public Service Sectoral Bargaining Council (GPSSBC) Resolution 2 of 2009 gave effect to the centre base and non-centre based salary structure. The resolution had been implemented partially due to challenges in ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Bill: briefing continued
31 May 2017
The Committee met to be briefed on the remaining part of the proposed Cyber Security and Cybercrime Bill. The team from the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJCD) presented a chapter by chapter explanation of the remaining parts of Chapters five to 13 of the draft Bill.
During the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Bill: briefing, with Deputy Minister
30 May 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJCD) on the proposed Cyber Security and Cybercrime Bill. The Deputy Minister of the Department gave a brief background on why the Bill was needed. The DOJCD team described the terminologies used in the Bill and the National ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Judicial Matters Amendment Bill: Department response to public comments, with Deputy Minister
23 May 2017
The Committee was briefed on the comments and responses to the Judicial Matters Amendment Bill [B14-2016]. The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE), Rape Crisis, the Women’s Legal Centre, the Rape Survivors’ Justice Campaign and the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) had all made submissions and recommendations on the Bill. ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Committee Report on Department of Justice, Correctional Services & Office of Chief Justice Budgets
16 May 2017
The Committee considered the draft reports on the budgets for the Department of Justice, the Department of Correctional Services and the Office of the Chief Justice.
The Chairperson headed a page by page analysis of the three documents. In many of the documents, minor changes were required, either to grammar ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Courts of Law Amendment Bill; Legal Practice Amendment Bill: briefing
10 May 2017
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development presented the finalised Portfolio Committee amendments on the Courts of Law Amendment Bill. Members reflected on the Committee Report accompanying the Courts Bill. After clarifying the preamble of the Courts Bill, scope of notice to judgment debtors, use of the phrase ‘just and ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Pollsmoor court order: Department of Correctional Services progress report; Committee Report on Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill
9 May 2017
The meeting began with consideration of the report on the proposed amendments to the Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill [B2-2017]. Corrections to the bill were highlighted by a state law adviser. All six ANC Members of the Committee in attendance voted in favour of the adoption of the report, while the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
SIU Annual Performance Plan; Legal Aid Regulations; Judicial Matters Amendment Bill: public hearings; Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill: deliberations, with Deputy Minister
4 May 2017
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) presented its Annual Performance Plan (APP) for 2017/18. It expected the organisational review to be finalized and relevant key personnel to be appointed following the organisational review process. Further, it expected the Special Investigations Unit legislative amendment to be passed, as well as improvements done ...