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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 ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Land Court Bill: public hearings day 1
1 Mar 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Committee held public hearings on the Land Court Bill. Six organisations made oral submissions and proposed a number of improvements to the Bill.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions supported the Bill and urged that the Bill be handled speedily. The trade union ...
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 ...
Committee on Section 194 Enquiry
Constitutional Court judgment on removal of Chapter 9 institution office-bearer; Terms of Reference; Committee Programme
22 Feb 2022
Report of the Independent Panel on the Public Protector
Public Protector Correspondence to Parliament (confidential)
In ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: further responses and deliberations
22 Feb 2022
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: response to public submissions
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services was briefed by the Parliamentary Legal Advisors (PLA) on the schedules of the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill (CPPB). The drafting of this Bill was informed by the Constitutional Court judgment handed ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Inter-departmental annual reports on implementation of the Child Justice Act
16 Feb 2022
Inter-departmental annual reports on the implementation of the Child Justice Act
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services received a briefing on government departments’ implementation of the Child Justice Act. The presentation outlined progress made by government stakeholders and focused on the departments’ 2020/21 annual reports. It highlighted ...