Justice and Correctional Services
State Liability Amendment Bill: public hearings
31 Oct 2018
There was a consensus from the submissions that the State Liability Amendment Bill should not be passed and that it is unconstitutional. Reasons for the rejection of the Bill include it is unfair to take away lump sum or instalment payments to implement periodic payments, it is a burden to ...
International Relations
Joint Committee Report on Namibia
31 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committees on International Relations and Cooperation and Public Works met jointly to finalise the consideration and adoption of the draft joint report on Namibia. The report was adopted, with the proviso that the Chairpersons would review the amendments. The Committee also adopted the minutes of the prior joint ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Child Justice Amendment Bill: briefing; Cybercrimes Bill: proposed amendments
30 Oct 2018
The primary objectives of the Child Justice Amendment Bill are to amend the Child Justice Act of 2008 to increase the minimum age of criminal capacity of children from 10 years to 12 years. Secondly, to remove the requirement of proving criminal capacity for the purposes of diversion and to ...
International Relations
Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Treaty; Namibia Joint Committee Report; BRRR
24 Oct 2018
Namibia Joint Committee Report & BRRR available once published in ATC
The Committee discussed its dissatisfaction at not receiving permission to attend the 2018 Heads of Missions (HOM) conference from 21 to 25 October in Pretoria. Only the Chairperson was allowed to attend. Members expressed concern about how implementation of ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Justice and Constitutional Development, DCS & OCJ BRRR
24 Oct 2018
2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Portfolio Committee met briefly to consider three Budgetary Review and Recommendations Reports in relation to the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, Department of Correctional Services and Office of the Chief Justice.
Members made minor corrections to each document and adopted ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cybercrimes Bill: Deputy Minister briefing on proposed changes to Bill
23 Oct 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and the Department on the changes made to the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill. The Deputy Minister explained why the changes had been made. The Department went through the chapters of the Bill noting the changes such as ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Legal Aid South Africa on its Annual Report and Legal Aid amendment regulations
16 Oct 2018
Annual Reports 2017/18
The term of the Legal Aid SA board has reached its end for most board members. Words of appreciation circulated the room for the dedication and good work which this board has done to date. Legal Aid SA obtained its 17th clean audit and was accredited for ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Office of Chief Justice and Judicial Administration 2017/18 Annual Report
16 Oct 2018
Relevant document: Two thirds of reserved judgments in SA courts are late
Annual Reports 2017/18
The Committee met with the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) for a briefing on its annual report and financial statements for the 2017/18 financial year.
The Office of the Chief Justice achieved an unqualified ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Election of Co-Chairperson (NA); Committee Programme
11 Oct 2018
The Committee met to elect a new Co-Chairperson and to adopt the programme on the way forward. After a slight delay in order to constitute the required quorum, Members elected Mr M Maila (ANC) as the new Co-Chairperson.
Following a brief discussion, the Committee also adopted its programme for the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Public Protector South Africa, SAHRC & Information Regulator 2017/18 Annual Reports
11 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Justice was briefed by the Public Protector, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and the Information Regulator on their 2017/18 Annual Reports.
In its briefing, SAHRC mentioned that this was the first full performance cycle for most Commissioners. It has been ...