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THE PRESIDENCY: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Private Bag X1000, Pretoria, 0001
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO. 659
DATE PUBLISHED: 7 March 2011
DATE DUE: 18 March 2011
659. Mr I O Davidson (DA) to ask the President of the Republic:
Whether a report on the ethics review conducted by Cabinet has been
presented to Cabinet; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the key
findings of the report and (b) when will this report be made public?
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REPLY:
As indicated in the reply by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional
Development to Question No.: 3541 of 26 November 2010, asked by the Leader
of the Opposition; Cabinet, during November 2010 considered a memorandum by
the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development regarding proposed
draft amendments to the Executive Members' Ethics Act, 1998 (Act 82 of
1998), as well as to the Executive Ethics Code that was promulgated in
terms of the said Act.
Cabinet approved in principle that the amendments concerned be formally
developed and processed in the ordinary course of business. Consequently,
the Department has prepared an "Executive Members' Ethics Amendment Bill"
which will shortly be made available for public comment. Proposed
amendments to the Code will also be submitted to Parliament in due course.