Chairperson, the implication of "the nearest reception office" is that there need not be offices any distance from a port of entry. The Refugees Act requires that there must be as many offices as are necessary. The two pieces of legislation are contradictory, to the extreme detriment of genuine asylumseekers. The Minister must engage with her legal advisors to harmonise her legislation.
The Bill does not further the aims pointed out by the United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants during his recent visit to South Africa earlier this year. He noted that we do not have a migration policy in place, and that we need to respect the rights of migrants without discrimination. The DA cannot support this Bill. [Interjections.] [Time expired.] [Applause.]