(a) Six (6)
(b) R4 555 841 per annum.
(c) The Senior Legal Administration Officers have the requisite qualifications, as well as experience, to be appointed within the Unit. There is however a distinction between these competencies and that of a Specialist Legislative Drafter, who, has advanced knowledge and expertise required for the formulation of Draft Bill into a legislative framework for submission to Cabinet and Parliament, and ultimately, tabling as an Act.
(d) Currently, the Unit is developing the draft Bills relating to;
(e) Legal officials within the Legal Services Drafting Unit possess the requisite drafting skills and experience, and have been instrumental with the development of the Draft (foundation) Bill’s as detailed in (d) above. However, the process does not end within the Department and as an outcome of consultations across government Clusters and concerned entities, an integrated legislative formulation of the Draft Bill becomes possible, but prior to it being advanced to Cabinet and then Parliament for approval, it must conform to a specific framework and drafting language, and this is where the skills of a Specialist Legislative Drafter is required.
(f) The erstwhile Director: Drafting left the employment of the Department in November 2021. The Department proceeded to advertise the vacant position and is in the process of finalising the appointment of the Director: Drafting.
(g) Refer to the reasons alluded to in (e) supra above.
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