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Justice and Correctional Services
(SubCommittee) DCS readiness to take over Public Private Partnership Centres at expiration of contracts
18 Mar 2022
The SubCommittee on Correctional Services convened virtually for a briefing by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) on its readiness to take over the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Correctional Centres when the contracts expire.
The expiry dates of the two PPP contracts are 30 June 2026 in respect of ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Child Justice Act Regulations: Department of Justice and Constitutional Development briefing
16 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on amendments to the Child Justice Act regulations, which were intended to bring it in line with the Child Justice Amendment Act of 2019. The most important provision of the Amendment Act was ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: deliberations
15 Mar 2022
In this virtual meeting, a Parliamentary Legal Advisor and a Senior State Law Advisor briefed the Committee on a meeting of the technical team to discuss how best to manage the issues that had been previously highlighted by the Committee in relation to the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill.
Members ...
Justice and Correctional Services
(Subcommittee: Correctional Services) DCS on management of state patients in correctional centres; with Deputy Minister
11 Mar 2022
The Correctional Services Sub-committee of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services convened virtually for a briefing by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) and the National Department of Health (DoH) on the management of state patients (SPs) in correctional centres.
The Covid-19 pandemic had contributed to relapse ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: deliberations
9 Mar 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development briefed the Committee on the working document of the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill, which took into consideration the public submissions and previous Committee discussions.
The Committee deliberated on the proposed amendments to definitions, the proposed prescribed percentage quantities ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Deliberations on the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill
8 Mar 2022
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services met virtually for deliberations on the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill. The Committee heard that during consultation on the Bill, it was recommended that cannabis should be treated similarly to alcohol and the penalties imposed should ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Briefing by the Department of Correctional Services on the filling of critical vacancies
4 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Subcommittee was briefed by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) on the filling of critical vacancies. The Department’s 2021/22 budget had been cut and further cuts were expected over the medium term, making it difficult to build capacity. The Department wanted the cuts to ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Land Court Bill: public hearings day 2
2 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Service, the Committee met for public hearings on the Land Courts Bill. The Committee received oral submissions from Corruption Watch, Natural Justice Lawyers, Legal academics, and the Banking Association of South Africa (BASA).
The written submission from Corruption ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill: Briefing by the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service
24 Feb 2022
In a virtual meeting attended by the Ministers of Police, Social Development and officials from several departments, the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service briefed the Multi-Party Women’s Caucus on the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill (B25-2021). The Bill removed restrictions in the Criminal Procedure Act on taking DNA samples ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Committee oversight report to courts and correctional centres
23 Feb 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services convened in a virtual meeting to discuss its draft report on the oversight visits it had conducted to various courts and correctional centres in and around the country earlier this year.
Whilst Members were pleased to have conducted ...