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Justice and Constitutional Development
National Prosecuting Authority on its 2017/18 Annual Performance Plan
29 Mar 2017
The National Director of Public Prosecutions, Adv Shaun Abrahams, addressed concerns raised by a Member the previous day on the effects of crime on victims of crime and of economic exclusion. He referred to the Service Charter for Victims of Crime approved in 2004 and said that the Minister had ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on its Annual Performance Plan, with Acting Minister present
28 Mar 2017
A delegation from the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD), led by the Acting Minister of Justice, presented the Strategic Plan for 2017/20 and the Annual Performance Plan for 2017/18.
The Department’s challenges were mainly the inability to fill vacancies because of limits placed on the state wage bill, ...
Finance Standing Committee
Illicit Financial Flows & Base Erosion and Profit Sharing: input by government agencies
15 Mar 2017
The Standing Committee on Finance, the Portfolio Committees on Trade and Industry and Mineral Resources held a joint meeting on illicit financial flows to hear the views of the following stakeholders in the battle to stop the harmful effects of illicit financial flows (IFFs), transfer pricing and base erosion and ...
Finance Standing Committee
Transformation of the Financial Sector: public hearings
14 Mar 2017
The Finance and Trade and Industry Committees held joint public hearing on Transformation of the Financial Sector. The bank submissions gave reports on their transformation and admitted it was not as good as hoped but Members believed that there was little progress in transformation, especially in terms of ownership. NEDLAC ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Bail policy & minimum sentencing legislation on inmate population; Suspension of magistrates
8 Mar 2017
Inmate population in South African prisons has over the last fifty years increased by 114.06%.
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services heard this during a joint presentation by the Department of Correctional Services, Judiciary, SAPS, NPA, and Legal Aid SA.
It was reported that factors that play a ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Amended Financial Services Sector Code: DTI briefing & B-BBEE Commission response
8 Mar 2017
The Committee was briefed on the draft Amended Financial Services Sector Code. The meeting was convened in preparation for the Transformation of the Financial Sector hearings with the Finance Standing Committee the following week.
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) directorate on Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment highlighted that B-BBEE Sector ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Pilot projects on community courts & legislation to regulate paralegals: progress report
7 Mar 2017
Prior to the main agenda items, Members debated whether to accept an invitation from the Magistrates Commission for the Committee to visit the Commission in Pretoria. There was discussion whether this invitation was due to recent media reports about possible tension between the Committee and the Commission or if it ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
“Esidimeni” Complaint: SAHRC briefing
22 Feb 2017
The meeting was convened due to the more than 94 psychiatric patient deaths after their transfer from Life Esidimeni. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) appeared before the Committee to explain the Commission’s involvement in the matter, detailing the correspondence it had with the Gauteng Department of Health and ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Suspension of magistrates: Magistrates Commission briefing; Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill: DoJ&CD briefing
15 Feb 2017
A delegation from the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development presented the Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill to the committee. The delegation apologised for the delay in getting the bill to parliament and noted that the deadline was fast approaching.
The Department explained that the proposed bill gives effect to two ...
Joint Rules
Public Participation Model; Joint Sitting rulings; Review of Joint Rules progress report; Speaker's conduct 22 November 2016
23 Nov 2016
The Committee met to engage on the proposed Public Participation Model, joint sitting rulings, to receive a progress report on the review of the Joint Rules of Parliament, and to discuss the conduct of the Speaker of the National Assembly.
The draft Public Participation Model was circulated but Members complained ...