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Public Protector South Africa 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan
10 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8FOkSk8RZ0
Before presenting the 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan and budget, the Public Protector raised a number of issues that were troubling her, stating that she wished to take the new Committee into her confidence. She informed the Committee that she was ...
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Human Rights Commission 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan
10 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
The Portfolio Committee received a briefing from the South African Human Rights Commission on its 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan.
The Commission informed Members that it was most concerned about socio-economic rights in South Africa, especially relating to the elderly and disabled, ...
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National Prosecuting Authority 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan
9 Jul 2019
The National Director of Public Prosecutions, Adv Shamila Batohi, provided an overview of the National Prosecuting Authority before the briefing on the Annual Performance Plan.
Key service delivery initiatives of the NPA include restoring NPA credibility and public confidence, the successful establishment of the Investigative Directorate, ongoing staff development and ...
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Special Investigating Unit 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan
9 Jul 2019
The Special Investigating Unit provided an overview of the Special Investigating Unit before briefing the Committee on the 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP) which aimed to promote engagement between SIU stakeholders and remedy poor investigation turnaround times as some investigations had taken five to seven years. The SIU and NPA ...
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Office of the Chief Justice & Information Regulator 2019/20 Annual Performance Plans, with Deputy Minister
5 Jul 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) and the Information Regulator (IR) on their 2019/20 Annual Performance Plans and Budgets. The Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development was in attendance.
The OCJ reported that in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness in court ...
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Department of Correctional Services & Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services 2019/20 Annual Performance Plans, Deputy Minister
4 Jul 2019
The Department of Correctional Services and the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services briefed the Committee on their respective Annual Performance Plans and Budgets. Both
the Department of Correctional Services and the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services reported that their Annual Performance Plans had been developed within the context of persistently ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Election of Chairperson; Draft Committee Programme
2 Jul 2019
The Committee congratulated the Chairperson on his election, and proceeded to consider its approach to handling the programmes of the Sixth Parliament.
Members agreed that the Committee should ensure the integrity and functionality of the justice system to gain the confidence of the entire public. Sub-committees should be created to ...
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Justice and Correctional Services Portfolio Committee Legacy Report
20 Mar 2019
Available here once published: Legacy Reports
The Content Advisor briefed the Committee on the draft Legacy Report. The document focused on key highlights of the work of the Committee for the last five years.
The Content Advisor said that during the Fifth Parliament, the Committee’s responsibility or scope of work increased. ...
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Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment: briefing, with Deputy Minister
13 Mar 2019
Document handed out: Committee Report on OPCAT [Tabled Committee Reports once available]
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development briefed the Committee on the Optional Protocol Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT). The Department requested Parliament to ratify the Protocol. The Deputy Minister was ...
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Traditional Courts Bill: finalisation; with Deputy Minister
6 Mar 2019
The Deputy Minister briefed the Committee on outstanding matters of gender representation, the nature of the court and the referral to the Magistrates’ Court. Further consultations had taken place with National House of Traditional Leaders and Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (CONTRALESA). He spoke to the amendment to ...