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Transport
Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill: adoption: Committee Report postponed
8 Nov 2018
The Committee deliberated on the working draft of the Bill clause by clause and approved all the clauses. The Department had been tasked with proposing new clauses that would address the future social security comprehensive legislation and the transition from the Road Accident Fund (RAF) to RABS. Clause 71(3) and ...
Transport
Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill: minority report
7 Nov 2018
The Democratic Alliance submitted its minority report as it was against the Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill. It objected to the no-fault system, the removal of the common law, the financial implications of running the dual system, the modelling cost of RABS, the rehabilitation benefit, and average annual national income. ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
National Qualifications Framework Amendment Bill: consideration
7 Nov 2018
The Committee met to continue its consideration and deliberations on the National Qualifications Framework Amendment Bill, dealing with the contents clause by clause.
The Committee heard that the issue around the ‘data format being determined in consultation with SAQA’ was that there would be a possibility of a disjuncture between ...
Police
Firearms Control Amendment Bill (Private Member’s Bill): briefing
6 Nov 2018
The Committee was briefed by Hon P Groenewald on his Private Member’s Bill on firearms licensing currently.
Dr Groenewald said that his proposal was to address the current dilemma were 400 000 plus firearms licensed gun owners had found themselves to be illegally in possession of firearms after a constitutional court ...
Transport
Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill: deliberations
31 Oct 2018
The Committee approved the drafting of the amendments it proposed in the 30 October meeting. The Committee would consider the Bill and approve it the following week. Thereafter it would begin to process the Airports Company Amendment Bill and the Air Traffic and Navigation Services Amendment Bill.
Transport
Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill: final proposed amendments
30 Oct 2018
The Department of Transport took the Committee through the working draft of the Road Accident Benefit Scheme clause by clause noting all the proposed amendments that had been effected for its approval. Members agreed to the proposed amendments and there were no substantive changes proposed and effected further. DoT also ...
Police
Crime Statistics 2017/18 analysis: Stats SA, Academic Civil Society, CSPS and SAPS
24 Oct 2018
The Committee met with the SA Police Service (SAPS), Civilian Secretariat for Police (CSPS), Statistics SA and civil society organisations to analyse the 2017/18 crime statistics.
The Civilian Secretariat for Police Service (CSPS) began by providing the Committee with an analysis of the 2017/18 crime stats. The presentation addressed murder ...
Transport
Transport Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
24 Oct 2018
BRRR available once published: 2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Portfolio Committee on Transport deliberated on the Department’s BRRR report.
There was some debate about the structure of the report, with one Member asking why it went back four years. Another pointed out that the detailed report ...
Transport
PRASA & Railway Safety Regulator 2017/18 Annual Reports
17 Oct 2018
The Committee met with the RSR and PRASA boards and executives to discuss their annual reports and audited performance. The two entities presented the pre-determined objectives achieved and the reasons for not achieving some targets. They also gave an outline of their financial performance and, where needed, ...
Transport
SANRAL; CBRTA; SAMSA 2017/18 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
16 Oct 2018
Annual Reports 2017/18
The Committee met with the SANRAL, CBRTA and SAMSA boards and executives to discuss the 2017/18 Annual Report and audit . The three each showcased the pre-determined objectives achieved and reasons for not achieving some targets. They also gave an overview of financial performance and where needed, ...