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Indigenous Knowledge Systems Bill: deliberations
6 Sep 2017
The Content Advisor, with assistance from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), briefed the Committee on the changes made to the Indigenous Knowledge Bill. Members of the Committee made comments and suggestions, some of which were accommodated in the amendments.
At the conclusion of the deliberations, the Chairperson said ...
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties
IEC & National Treasury responses on Political Party Funding; Outstanding decisions
1 Sep 2017
The IEC had been asked to respond to the Committee’s desire to see the IEC as the manager of the Multi-Party Democracy Fund (MPDF). The question put to the Commission was that if the Committee gave IEC that job, what would be its response? National Treasury had been asked to ...
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties
Political discussion on regulatory framework (continued)
23 Aug 2017
Documents handed out: Version 2 and 3 of the Working Document (not yet available to public; available later)
The Committee continued its political discussion on the regulatory framework on the funding of represented political parties, using Version 2 of its Working Document.
The previous day it had agreed that public ...
Science and Technology
Indigenous Knowledge Systems Bill: deliberations
23 Aug 2017
Documents handed out: CLSO Wording Document [awaited]
The Parliamentary legal team and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) briefed the Committee on the proposed amendments to the Indigenous Knowledge Bill.
Details were given of all the proposed changes, and the rationale behind them. Members of the Committee made comments and ...
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties
Political discussion on regulatory framework
22 Aug 2017
Document handed out: Committee Working Document (not available to the public)
The purpose of the meeting was to consider all the information received from public hearings, to refer to current legislation and to make political decisions about key issues. The basis for work would be a confidential draft document prepared ...
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties
Key areas for inclusion in framework document
18 Aug 2017
The research team presented a list of key items that needed to be included in the committee framework document that would be discussed on 22 August. After the presentation, a productive discussion followed that suggested additions and fleshing out of these key areas.
It was suggested that before discussing the ...
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties
IEC input on enhanced party funding regulation
17 Aug 2017
The IEC Deputy Chairperson said that the IEC believes that it is doing a good job of managing elections but to take on the administration of an enhanced political party funding system would be a bridge too far and could impact negatively on its ability to run free and fair ...
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties
Review of Public Funding of Represented Political Parties Act: public hearings day 2
16 Aug 2017
The public hearings on political party funding continued. Key issues that arose included the concept of levelling the playing field. Discussion revolved around what it meant in the context of political party funding and to what extent a level playing field had to include those parties that had not met ...
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties
Review of Public Funding of Represented Political Parties Act: public hearings day 1
15 Aug 2017
The Chairperson explained that the Committee would receive oral submissions from those who had made written submissions on the funding of political parties. He explained that the mandate of the Committee was to look at the current legislation and after the inputs and deliberations, the Committee would have to decide ...
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties
Election of Chairperson
21 Jun 2017
The Committee elected Mr V Smith (ANC) as the Chairperson of the Committee.
The Committee also discussed the issues around the scope of the Committee and emphasised that is should be worded as the resolution that had been adopted by the House. The Committee would allow three weeks for written ...