NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION 3162 14 OCTOBER 2011
3162. Mr P B Mnguni (Cope) to ask the Minister of Public Works:
Whether her department has (a) drafted any new regulations for the (i)
construction and (ii) property sectors during the period 1 January
2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is
available, (b) actively and continuously encouraged the contribution
of these sectors to (i) economic growth and (ii) job creation, (c)
promoted the transformative framework and (d) implemented the (i)
Property Incubator Programme (PIP) and (ii) Contractor Incubator
Programme (CIP); if not, why not, in each case; if so, what
significant outcomes have been achieved in each case? NW3689E
REPLY
a) The Department is currently working on three pieces of legislation
that will impact on the construction and property sectors. These
are the Expropriation Bill, the Built Environment Professions Bill
and the Agrément South Africa Bill. If all goes well, it is
envisaged that these Bills will be tabled in Parliament in the
fourth quarter of 2012.
b) Through its participation in the Construction and Property Charter
Councils structures, the Department contributes towards the
transformation of the sectors providing strategic direction and in
so doing drive economic growth and job creation. In addition,
through the National Youth Service, the promotion of the co-
operatives, implementation of the Departmentâs skills Programme and
other projects, the Department seek to drive job creation.
c) The Construction and Property Sector Charters will serve as a
catalyst to transform these sectors. In promoting transformation,
the Property Management Strategy on job creation and poverty
alleviation is being implemented by the Department.
d) Following three years of implementation, the CIP was revised CIP to
improve its implementation and its impact as well as to aligned it
to the National Contractor Development Programme. Preparations for
the implementation of PIP are underway. It is envisaged that both
programmes will show significant impact in the 2012/13 financial
year.