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Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Election of Chairpersons; Parliament's 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan: Acting Secretary briefing
11 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
The Committee elected Co-Chairpersons from both the National Assembly (NA) and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) respectively.
Members also adopted the Committee Programme with the proviso to engage further in the next meeting on the new or rather proposed structure ...
Joint Rules
Composition of Joint Structures; Legacy Report
9 Jul 2019
The Secretary to the National Assembly presented a document on the Establishment of Joint Structures and their composition for the Sixth Parliament which formed the basis of discussion and decisions taken in the meeting.
The Committee agreed to establish the: Joint Constitutional Review Committee, Joint Committee on Ethics ...
Rules of the National Assembly
NA portfolio & standing committees composition; Questions to President, Deputy President & Ministers guidelines; NA Whips; Subcommittee on Review of NA Rules
5 Jun 2019
The Speaker of the National Assembly chaired the meeting.
The Committee Secretary presented a document on the Establishment of Structures of the Sixth Parliament which formed the basis of discussion and decisions taken in the meeting.
In respect of the sequence for questions, the Administration proposed a continuation ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Committee Report on Clifton Fourth Beach; Committee Report on Kempton Park residents Petition
20 Mar 2019
The Committee considered two reports: the Petition Report by Kempton Park residents and Clifton Beach Report. The Reports were adopted without any changes but a suggestion was made that perhaps a recommendation should be made to the Sixth Parliament to consider following up on the Petitions matter.
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Parliament Mid-Term performance 2017/18: briefing by content adviser
13 Mar 2019
The Committee met for a presentation from the Content Advisor on the report on Parliament’s performance in the first half of the 2018/19 financial year. The presentation would prepare Members for the briefing by the management of Parliament slated for next week.
The Committee’s Content Adviser highlighted some anomalies emanating ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Deputy Speaker rulings: 23 May 2018; House Chairperson ruling: 7 November 2018: consideration of principles
27 Nov 2018
The National Assembly rules committee sat to consider the rulings of the Deputy Speaker on remarks made by a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly. One was considered to be a reflection on the character of another Member, while the other comment was related to the occupation of land, ...
Joint Rules
High Level Panel recommendations impact on Parliament’s Public Participation Model
27 Nov 2018
The Joint Rules Committee met to discuss the High Level Panel’s (HLP’s) report on Parliament’s public participation model.
The report pointed out some of the challenges faced by the current model, indicating that the country’s electoral system needed to be reviewed. It proposed a change from a proportional representation model ...
Joint Rules
International Relations (PGIR) on recent activities; High Level Panel on Assessment of Key Legislation & Acceleration of Fundamental Change; HLP Report on Parliament’s Public Participation Model
24 Oct 2018
The Joint Rules Committee met to consider a report from the Parliamentary Group on International Relations (PGIR) on recent activities; a progress report from Committees on the Report of the High Level Panel on the Assessment of Key Legislation and the Acceleration of Fundamental Change (HLP); and the impact of ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Election of Co-Chairperson
4 Sep 2018
The departure of Mr V Smith meant that there was a vacancy in the Committee leadership. Following a close vote (4 in favour and 3 for another candidate), Dr M Motshekga was elected co-chairperson of the Committee.
The Committee agreed that its next meeting will take place on Wednesday, 12 ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Section 89: Removal of President – finalisation of revised rules
28 Aug 2018
The National Assembly Rules committee met to consider the following; the draft agenda for the meeting, two outstanding minutes, the legal opinion on the proposals for the removal of the president from office in terms of section 89 of the Constitution as well as the proposal on draft rules to ...