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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO.: 287
Mrs H Lamoela (DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Constitutional
Development:
Whether, with reference to recommendation 11.7 of the SA Human
Rights Commission report of 15 October 2013 on the Child
Protection Register, his department has looked into the viability
of a binary register system; if not, why not; if so what steps has
he taken to solve the duplication of resources? NW340E
REPLY:-
The Department has looked into the viability of binary register
system.
Together with the Department of Social Development we are working
on a Project Plan to delineate a clear schedule of when the
Departments are likely to make a recommendation in this regard to
Cabinet and Parliament, which schedule will include:
a) The feasibility of aligning or assimilating the National Register for
Sex Offenders and the National Child Protection Register;
b) The implications the proposed alignment or assimilation of the two
Registers might have in addressing the current implementation
challenges;
c) Implementation challenges, resources, budget, electronic systems
required, founding legislative provisions and specific Departmental
mandates;
d) Approaching Cabinet with the relevant recommendations possibly to
amend the two (2) pieces of legislation as well as other practical
challenges found in implementation of two Registers and
recommendations to address these challenges; and
e) Approaching Parliament with recommendations to possibly amend the two
pieces of legislation.
APPROVED / NOT APPROVED
MR J T RADEBE, MP
MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
DATE