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Justice and Correctional Services
SAHRC, PPSA & OCJ 2020/21 Annual Report
10 Nov 2021
In this virtual meeting, the Committee received briefings from the Office of the Chief Justice, the Public Protector, and the South African Human Rights Commission on their 2020/21 annual reports, 2021/22 quarterly performance, and medium-term funding needs.
The Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) reported that ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Information Regulator: shortlisting; Justice Portfolio Audit Outcomes; DCS & JICS 2020/21 Annual Report; with Minister & Deputy Minister
9 Nov 2021
Video (1)
Video (2)
In this virtual meeting, the Committee received briefings on the 2020/21 audit reports of all Justice portfolio entities and, following a political overview by the Minister, briefings on the 2020/21 annual reports of the Department of Correctional Services and the Judicial Inspectorate for ...
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
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 ...