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Justice and Correctional Services
DCS 2020/21 Quarter 4 Performance; DCS High Litigation costs; with Deputy Minister
3 Sep 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Correctional Services briefed the Committee on its fourth quarter performance for 2020/21 and its litigation costs.
The fourth quarter performance report indicated a departmental strategy to reach its targets. The Department had met 37 of its 52 targets for the quarter (71%).The ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: public hearings day 3
2 Sep 2021
In the last day of public hearings on the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill, the Committee heard ten oral submissions, all of which were critical of the Bill.
The Umzimvubu Farmers Support Network, with input from communities in Mpondoland, rejected the Bill. It opposed the prohibitions against the involvement ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: public hearings day 2
1 Sep 2021
In the second of three days of public hearings, held virtually, the Committee heard ten oral submissions on the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill. All submissions, except for those of the Holy Basil Growers Club and GSR Consulting, categorically opposed the Bill in its current form.
For the Cannabis ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: public hearings day 1
31 Aug 2021
In the first of three days of public hearings, held virtually, the Committee heard six oral submissions on the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill.
Mr Jeremy Acton rejected the Bill in its entirety, arguing that it violated the right to privacy. He objected in particular to the Bill’s criminal ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Magistrate Commission on Disciplinary Matters
26 Aug 2021
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to be briefed by the Magistrates’ Commission on certain disciplinary matters, including that of the Chief Magistrate of Kempton Park, Ms Judy van Schalkwyk.
The Committee heard that Ms van Schalkwyk was charged for misconduct and was suspended from office on 4 ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill & National Cannabis Master Plan: DoH briefing; Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill: public hearings; with Deputy Minister
24 Aug 2021
Justice and Correctional Services
Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill; State of Masters office: briefing by Department; with Deputy Minister
18 Aug 2021
The Committee received a briefing on the Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill and the Qwelane Constitutional Court judgment. This was followed by a briefing regarding the state of the office of ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Legal Practice Regulations; Integrated Criminal Justice Strategy/IJS/Justice Modernisation programme; with Deputy Minister
17 Aug 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met with the Legal Practice Council (LPC) and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD).
The LPC briefed the Committee on the amendment to the Legal Practice Act Regulations, which sought establish a unfirm practical vocational training programme for both candidate attorneys ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Delayed Replies to Questions; Section 194 Inquiry; Electing Speaker; New Committee
13 Aug 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee discussed a mechanism to monitor delayed replies to parliamentary questions; the implications of a ...
Rules of the National Assembly
(Subcommittee) Mechanism to monitor delayed replies to questions
6 Aug 2021
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18 Oct 2017 | Oversight of Presidency; Unanswered Questions by Executive, Mini-Plenaries; Pre-1994 Legislation |
06 Oct 2017 | System to Monitor ... |