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Justice and Correctional Services
Section 177 Judge President Hlophe removal process: Parliamentary Legal Advisor briefing
9 Sep 2021
Judicial Services Commission Statement
Judicial Conduct Tribunal Statement
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a legal briefing on the Section 177 process for the removal of a judge, in the context of the finding of gross misconduct against Judge President John Hlophe of the Western Cape High Court. ...
Justice and Correctional Services
GBV bills: adoption; Information Regulator Appointment Process; with Deputy Minister
8 Sep 2021
Tracking GBV bills
Video
Tabled Committee Reports
In a virtual meeting attended by the Deputy Minister, the Committee adopted the Domestic Violence Amendment Bill and the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Bill.
The Department took the Committee through the C-version of both bills, which incorporated ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill: DOJCD response to public submissions & adoption; GBV bills: NCOP amendments; with Deputy Minister
7 Sep 2021
Video
Tracking GBV bills
ATC210812: Report of the Select Committee on Security and Justice on the Domestic Violence Amendment Bill [B 20B – 2020] (National Assembly – sec 75), dated 11 August 2021.
ATC210816: Report of the Select Committee on Security and Justice on the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences ...
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 ...
Public Enterprises
SAA Business Rescue process; Update on subsidiaries & strategic equity partnership; with Deputy Minister
1 Sep 2021
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) and South African Airways (SAA) on the progress of the restructuring process at the airline.
Members were informed that after the exit of the business rescue practitioners (BRPs) on 30 April 2021, the reins ...
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
National Cannabis Master Plan: DALRRD & DTIC briefing; with Deputy Ministers
25 Aug 2021
The Committee met virtually to receive briefings on the National Cannabis Master Plan from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC).
Both departments had also prepared to provide input on the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill, which the ...
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 ...