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Finance Standing Committee
General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill: adoption
11 Nov 2022
The Standing Committee on Finance met on the virtual platform to consider the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill.
The legislation is an omnibus Bill aimed at amending various pieces of legislation to address deficiencies related to combatting money laundering and terrorism financing and bring ...
Finance Standing Committee
Postponed: General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill: consideration
10 Nov 2022
The Standing Committee on Finance convened on the virtual platform intending to deliberate and consider the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill (“General Laws Bill”).
Due to the countrywide load shedding, many Members were unable to connect to the Zoom platform. Thus, ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Office of the Legal Services Ombud capacitation and funding
9 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Office of the Legal Services Ombud briefed the Committee on its goal and mandate, its achievements since its inception in June 2022, and its future financial needs and plans.
Members asked questions about the Office’s role in South Africa’s legal oversight system and how ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill: deliberations; with Deputy Minister
8 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform with the Department of Justice and Correctional Services to continue its deliberations on the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill.
Two Members of the Committee made submissions on the draft bill. The first drew on various past ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Deliberations on Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill; with Deputy Minister
4 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services continued deliberations on the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill. A sticking point in the meeting was the categories against which hate can ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Update on SIU investigations relating to DCS
1 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) on its investigations into four allegations of irregularities at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS).
Proclamation R18 of 2016 focused on the investigation into the irregularities involving a company called Engineered System Solutions (ESS), which ...
Finance Standing Committee
General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill: finalisation (postponed)
1 Nov 2022
The Committee was meant to finalise the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill at this meeting.
However, it decided not to proceed with the meeting for two reasons:
First, Treasury only submitted its report on all the amendments made to the bill today. This meant ...
Finance Standing Committee
General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill: National Treasury response to further public submissions
28 Oct 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Finance met with National Treasury, the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) and stakeholders on a virtual platform.
National Treasury and the FIC presented their responses to the second round of public submissions on the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill.
In light ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill: Department comparative research briefing; with Deputy Minister
26 Oct 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Department of Justice and Correctional Services presented its research note in response to the Portfolio Committee Chairperson’s question about hate crime legislation in other jurisdictions.
Members asked the Department whether pursuing a criminal law route would be more effective in deterring such crimes, as ...
Justice and Correctional Services
National Prosecuting Authority Annual Report 2021/2022
25 Oct 2022
National Prosecuting Authority
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services received a briefing from the National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa (NPA) on its annual report for the 2021/22 financial year.
The NPA said that its rebuilding efforts were yielding great results as the number of convictions for ...