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Home Affairs
Department of Home Affairs & GPW Annual Report 2021/22, with Minister and Deputy Minister
18 Oct 2022
The Committee met on a virtual platform to receive briefings from the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and the Government Printing Works (GPW) on their annual reports and annual financial statements for the 2021/22 financial year.
The Committee discussed the initial GPW computer system crash that occurred ...
Police
IPID & PSIRA Annual Report 2021/22; Col Kinnear assassination investigation; with Deputy Minister
14 Oct 2022
Independent Police Investigative Directorate
Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA)
The Portfolio Committee on Police met on a virtual platform to consider the 2021/22 annual reports and financial statements of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) and the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA).
Before the presentations, Members of ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: adoption
12 Oct 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
The Portfolio Committee convened a virtual meeting to consider and adopt the Electoral Amendment Bill.
The Committee was tasked to amend the Electoral Act 73 of 1998 to allow independent candidates to contest elections.
The State Law Advisors read ...
Home Affairs
DHA Portfolio Audit outcomes; IEC Annual Report 2021/22
11 Oct 2022
Independent Electoral Commission
The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) presented the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) in a virtual meeting with the Portfolio Committee. The key recommendations were to monitor and regularly follow up with the executive authority ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: Seat Calculation briefing & adoption of A-list
7 Oct 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs met on a virtual platform with the Electoral Commission (IEC) and the Office of the Chief State Law Advisor (OCSLA). The OCSLA and the IEC presented the amended A-list of the Electoral Amendment Bill. Amendments included ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: further deliberations; with Deputy Minister
4 Oct 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs met on a virtual platform with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), the Electoral Commission (IEC) and legal advisors deliberate and finalise outstanding issues on the Electoral Amendment Bill.
The Members agreed that the definition of ...
Police
Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Amendment Bill: comments
28 Sep 2022
Public comments will be extended until 18 October 2022 on the Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Amendment Bill. In a virtual meeting, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) commented on the Department's response to its public submission.
The ICRC maintained ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: DHA, IEC & Legal Advisors input; with Ministry
27 Sep 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs met with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), the Electoral Commission (IEC) and Parliamentary Legal Service via a virtual platform. The three stakeholders presented their responses to the additional round of public submissions on the Electoral ...
Police
Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Amendment Bill: response to submissions; Legislative Programme; with Deputy Minister
21 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service (CSPS) provided the departmental response to the additional input on the Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Amendment Bill. The CSPS also briefed the Committee on the legislative schedule for the remainder of the Sixth Parliament. ...
Home Affairs
Migrant issues, opening of refugee offices, statelessness: stakeholder engagement, with Ministry; Electoral Amendment Bill: summary of public input
20 Sep 2022
Electoral Amendment Bill [B1A-2022]
The Department of Home Affairs met with the Congolese Civil Society of South Africa (CCSSA), the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) via a virtual platform.
The CCSSA briefed the Committee on the issues facing legal ...