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Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Parliament of Republic of South Africa vs Hon F Shivambu and 19 others
20 Oct 2014
Report of the meeting to follow
Justice and Correctional Services
Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services 2013/14 Annual Report: Research Analysis & Stakeholder Hearings
14 Oct 2014
The Committee Researcher gave a briefing on the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services 2013/14 Annual Report to assist the Portfolio Committee in its oversight. The mission of the JICS includes prevention of human rights violations through the monitoring of mandatory reporting systems, the maintenance of an independent complaints system and ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cultural, religious & linguistic human rights: briefing by Cultural, Religious & Linguistic Rights Commission (CRLRC) & Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB)
19 Sep 2014
The Cultural, Religious and Language Rights Commission (CRLRC) explained it makes recommendations to the appropriate organ of state regarding legislation that impacts on the rights of cultural, religious and linguistic communities. The Commission increases the body of knowledge on indigenous matters to inform national policy positions. Strategic areas included diminished ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Supply Chain Management: National Treasury briefing; Update on Association of Public Accounts 2014 Annual Conference
17 Sep 2014
In its effort to strengthen oversight and accountability, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts convened a meeting with the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer of the National Treasury to discuss matters around supply chain management such as its nature, the direction it is taking and challenges it is facing. ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act: Constitutional Court judgements: briefing by Child Law Centre; Implementation report by Department
17 Sep 2014
The Child Law Centre presented on the findings of two Constitutional Court judgements which declared provisions of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act unconstitutional. The impugned sections dealt with the age of consent between adolescents or children under the age of 16 and the inclusion of ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Legal Aid South Africa Bill [B8B-2104]: voting; Attorneys Amendment Bill [B9-2104]: deliberations; Suspension of magistrates
10 Sep 2014
The Department of Justice and Correctional Services presented the Portfolio Committee final proposed amendments to the Legal Aid Bill as per the B-Version of the Bill [B8B-2014]. The Chairperson proposed amending the short title of the Bill to the Legal Aid South Africa Bill, as it reflects the Bill’s focus ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Attorneys Amendment Bill [B9-2014]: deliberations
9 Sep 2014
The Department took the Committee through its drafting of amendments proposed at the 29 July and 27 August 2014 committee meetings. These included a redefinition of ‘court ‘to indicate that all divisions of the high court and local seats thereof are included in the definition. This would allow candidate attorneys ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Matters arising from last meeting on composition of Committee, Parliamentary Legal Adviser's briefing, Nomination of Initiator
4 Sep 2014
The Chairperson clarified the membership of the Committee, and the presence of some alternate Members. The Committee spent considerable time debating whether a letter addressed to the EFF by the Speaker could be discussed as an additional agenda item, and it was eventually decided to deal with it under “Matters ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Unauthorised Expenditure: Department of Trade and Industry briefing
27 Aug 2014
The National Treasury (NT) was supposed to brief the Committee on unauthorised expenditure, as requested by the Department of Trade and Industry, the Department of Home Affairs and the Presidency. However, the National Treasury did not come to the meeting, and no information was provided to the Committee about the ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Unauthorised, irregular and fruitless expenditure and supply chain issues: National Treasury briefing
26 Aug 2014
The Accountant General and National Treasury briefed the Committee on the definitions of spending that was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful, giving, in each case, examples to illustrate how this spending would be found, how it would be regarded, and how it could be regularised. The Accountant-General made the point ...