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Land Court Bill: deliberations
6 Sep 2022
Land Court Bill – Working Document 4: 6 September 2022 (Awaited document)
In this virtual meeting, the legal advisors in the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development took the Committee through the proposed amendments to the Land Court Bill.
It was proposed that Subclause 4, Clause 8, be moved ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill: Department response to submissions; Drugs and Drug Trafficking Amendment Bill: adoption
2 Sep 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) on the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Amendment Bill. By enacting this Amendment Bill, the Department sought to amend the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act to address the constitutional ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Land Court Bill: deliberations; International Conventions: DoJ&CD briefing; with Deputy Minister
31 Aug 2022
International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid
International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance
The Portfolio Committee received a briefing in a virtual meeting from the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on two international conventions -- the International Convention ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Legislative programme & bills with Constitutional Court deadlines; Remuneration of public office bearers of independent constitutional institutions, with Deputy Ministers
30 Aug 2022
In this meeting, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development briefed the Committee on the determination of salaries and allowances of the Public Protector, Deputy Public Protector and Commissioners of the South African Human Rights Commission. The Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Representatives made a recommendation for a ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Bills with Constitutional Court deadlines: Parliamentary Legal Services briefing
24 Aug 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services received a briefing from Parliamentary Legal Services on bills with Constitutional Court deadlines.
There were two matters where the suspension of orders was lapsing in December 2022. With Sonke Gender Justice NPC v President of the Republic of South Africa and ...
Justice and Correctional Services
OCJ on allegation of procurement irregularities; Land Court Bill & Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill deliberations
23 Aug 2022
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform to be briefed by the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) on an allegation of procurement irregularities, and engaged in deliberations on the Land Court Bill and the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill.
The Secretary General ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Traditional Courts Bill: adoption; National Council for Correctional Services appointment, with Deputy Minister
8 Jun 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services considered the names put forward by the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, for appointment to the National Council for Correctional Services (NCCS).
In line with Section 83 of the Correctional Services Act (CSA) ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Land Court Bill; Traditional Court Bill: Judges & Magistrates remuneration, with Deputy Minister
7 Jun 2022
Land Court Bill working doc – No working document done on this day - Vhoni
In this virtual meeting, the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development briefed the Committee on the determination of salaries of judges and magistrates. The Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office-bearers recommended ...
Justice and Correctional Services
DCS briefing: delays relating to offender profile & legislation on the independence of JICS
3 Jun 2022
The Committee met on a virtual platform to receive briefings from the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS), the Department of Correctional Services and the National Council for Correctional Services (NCCS). The presentation of the JICS focused on the enactments that were necessary to the existing Correctional Services Act, ...
Justice and Correctional Services
TRC prosecutions: NPA Progress Report; Committee Report on Removal of Magistrate
1 Jun 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services received an update in a virtual meeting on the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA’s) recent progress in bringing finality to prosecuting unsolved Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) cases.
The NPA reported that it now had a dedicated team of ...