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Justice and Constitutional Development
Criminal Matters Amendment Bill [B20-2015]; Judicial Matters Amendment Bill[B2-2015]: Ministry response to submissions, with Deputy Minister
20 Oct 2015
The Deputy Minister of Justice and Correctional Services presented the Ministry's responses to public submissions on the Criminal Matters Amendment Bill and the Judicial Matters Amendment Bill.
On the Criminal Matters Amendment Bill, an important submission that warranted DOJ&CD’s attention was the submission by the Congress of South African Trade ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Criminal Matters Amendment Bill [B20-2015]: COSATU submission; Public Protector & SA Human Rights Commission on their 2014/15 Annual Reports
16 Oct 2015
Cosatu presented its submission on the Criminal Matters Amendment Bill. Cosatu was whole heartedly behind the Bill, stressing that the theft of copper affected individuals and business, and it was necessary to counteract this strongly. It supported proposals that the bail conditions should be decided upon by judges and courts ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
National Prosecuting Authority, Special Investigating Unit, Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on their 2014/15 Annual Reports, with Minister & Deputy Minister
15 Oct 2015
The Committee heard performance reports from the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) presentation, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. Several issues were raised repeatedly, including vacancy rates, the question of court language and the transformation of the justice system to accommodate principles of African ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Department of Correctional Services; Legal Aid South Africa; Office of the Chief Justice on their 2014/2015 Annual Reports; Audit outcomes by Auditor-General
14 Oct 2015
During the course of a lengthy engagement, the Committee was briefed by Auditor-General South Africa on the Department of Justice and the Department of Correctional Services 2014/15 audit outcomes. The Minister of Justice, Adv Michael Masutha, delivered an unscheduled address, after which Legal Aid South Africa and the Office of ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Criminal Matters Amendment Bill [B20-2015]: public hearings
13 Oct 2015
Eskom focussed on the reinstatement of the crime of electricity theft. This was to be achieved through the amendment of the definitions of “basic services” and “essential infrastructure”. Further, Eskom proposed adding the sanction of fines for the commission of the offence. The submission was based on the estimated losses ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Processing of Legacy Submissions
4 Sep 2015
The Joint Committee met to deliberate on the way forward with legacy public submissions for Constitutional Amendments from 2013. The issue of the Sesotho sa Leboa language also arose, but discussion of the matter was postponed. The Committee Researcher summarised each of the 13 proposed amendments. Amendments were presented within ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Department of Correctional Services 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance & Internal Control Environment
1 Sep 2015
The Department of Correctional Services provided the Committee with a report on its work on the internal control environment. It was following a combined assurance approach to ensure that the internal control system was effective and efficient in all areas of its operations. This approach would maximise the risk and ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Criminal Matters Amendment Bill [B20-2015]: briefing on essential infrastructure theft/tampering bill
18 Aug 2015
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development said the Criminal Matters Amendment Bill [B20-2015] intends to deal with the theft, tampering with or destruction of essential infrastructure. The Bill seeks to amend the Criminal Procedure Act provisions on bail to place a reverse onus on people accused of infrastructure related ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Offender management, rehabilitation & independent monitoring standards: CSPRI, NICRO & Correctional Services briefing
17 Aug 2015
The meeting began with a submission by the Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative, which highlighted certain areas of concern where South Africa was not fully compliant with international standards and/or domestic law. The areas focussed on included: remand detention, the absolute prohibition of torture, adequate provision of healthcare, rehabilitation focussing ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Filling of vacancy on South African Human Rights Commission: short-listing
11 Aug 2015
The Committee agreed that the issue of Traditional Courts must be resolved soon, and that the length of the process is unacceptable. The Committee admonished the events of the weekend involving the burning of a church in response to transgressions by its pastor. However, the Committee also moved to have ...