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Justice and Correctional Services
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill & National Cannabis Master Plan: DoH briefing; Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill: public hearings; with Deputy Minister
24 Aug 2021
Justice and Correctional Services
Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill; State of Masters office: briefing by Department; with Deputy Minister
18 Aug 2021
The Committee received a briefing on the Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill and the Qwelane Constitutional Court judgment. This was followed by a briefing regarding the state of the office of ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Legal Practice Regulations; Integrated Criminal Justice Strategy/IJS/Justice Modernisation programme; with Deputy Minister
17 Aug 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met with the Legal Practice Council (LPC) and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD).
The LPC briefed the Committee on the amendment to the Legal Practice Act Regulations, which sought establish a unfirm practical vocational training programme for both candidate attorneys ...
Police
Establishment of joint committee to probe July 2021 Violence: with Ministers (Police & Defence) + Deputy Ministers (Police & Justice)
30 Jul 2021
A joint meeting of the Portfolio Committees on Police, Defence, Justice and Correctional Services, the Select Committee on Security and Justice and the Joint Standing Committees on Defence and on Intelligence was held on a virtual platform and chaired by the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police. ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Bill: Department briefing on public submissions; with Deputy Minister
23 Jul 2021
Video: Select Committee on Security and Justice, 23 July 2021
Tracking GBV Bills in Parliament
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in a virtual meeting on the written submissions received on the Criminal (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Bill [B16B-2020]. Several organisations had ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Processes following recent unrest and violence, with Minister & Deputy Ministers
21 Jul 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, 21 July 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received presentations from the Ministry, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJCD), the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), and the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) on the processes to be followed in the ...
NCOP Security and Justice
GBV Bills: briefing with Justice Deputy Minister
23 Jun 2021
Video: Select Committee on Security and Justice, 23 June 2021
In this virtual meeting, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJCD) briefed the Committee on three Section 75 bills: the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Bill (SORMA Bill), the Criminal and Related Matters Amendment Bill (CRMA ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Determination of Remuneration for Judges and Magistrates: Department briefing; Committee report on the Draft Amended Legal Aid Regulations; with Deputy Minister
26 May 2021
Video: Select Committee on Security and Justice, 26 May 2021
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development made a presentation on the determination of the remuneration for judges, constitutional justices, and magistrates to the Select Committee. The presentation was made on behalf of the Office of the President.
Having considered ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Land Court Bill: briefing; GBV Bills deliberations: with Deputy Minister
26 May 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, 26 May 2021
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD) gave a briefing on the Land Court Bill and fielded questions about the Court’s jurisdiction relative to the Land Claims Court; the budget needed to implement the Bill, which the Department ...
Justice and Correctional Services
SAHRC 2021/22 APP; Traditional Courts A/B legal opinion: with Deputy Minister; Budget Vote Reports; Judges, Magistrates & Chapter 9 Office Bearers Salaries
14 May 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Service
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed on the annual performance plan and budget of the South African Human Rights Commission, and on the constitutionality of the Traditional Courts Bill.
The Commission reported on its human rights ...