Cybercrimes Bill (B6-2017)

Section 75: Ordinary Bills not affecting the provinces

Act partially commenced

Bill history

National Assembly

Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
- 20 February 2017
  
  Bill introduced to National Assembly
Justice and Correctional Services
- 30 May 2017
  
  Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Bill: briefing, with Deputy Minister
- 31 May 2017
  
  Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Bill: briefing continued
- 13 September 2017
  
  Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill: public hearings day 1 public participation
- 14 September 2017
  
  Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill: public hearings day 2 public participation
- 07 November 2017
  
  Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill: Department responses to submissions
- 08 November 2017
  
  Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill: Department response to submissions; Review of Executive Members Ethics Act
- 14 November 2017
  
  Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill: Department response to submissions
- 15 November 2017
  
  Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill: response to submissions; Committee Reports: Public Protector Removal; Deputy Public protector Inquiry; Executive Members’ Ethics Act review + Removal of Magistrates
- 13 February 2018
  
  Cybercrimes & Cybersecurity Bill: inter-department coordination; with DIRCO Deputy Minister
- 28 February 2018
  
  Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill: proposed amendments
- 22 May 2018
  
  Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill: deliberations
- 07 June 2018
  
  Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill: deliberations
- 23 October 2018
  
  Cybercrimes Bill: Deputy Minister briefing on proposed changes to Bill
- 30 October 2018
  
  Child Justice Amendment Bill: briefing; Cybercrimes Bill: proposed amendments
- 06 November 2018
  
  Cybercrimes Bill: consideration and adoption; with Deputy Minister
- 07 November 2018
  
  SA-UAE Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance treaties; with Deputy Minister; Committee Report on Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill
National Assembly
- 27 November 2018
  
  Bill passed by National Assembly and transmitted to NCOP for concurrence
- 06 May 2019
  
  Bill lapsed in terms of National Assembly Rule 333 (2)

National Council of Provinces

NCOP Security and Justice
- 08 October 2019
  
  Child Justice Amendment Bill [B32B-2018], Cybercrimes Bill [B6B-2017], Traditional Courts Bill [B1B-2017]; Civil Union Amendment Bill [B11B-2018]: preliminary briefing
- 09 October 2019
  
  Traditional Courts Bill, Child Justice Amendment Bill & Cybercrimes Bill: Department briefings, with Deputy Minister
National Council of Provinces
- 17 October 2019
  
  Bill revived on this date
NCOP Security and Justice
- 12 November 2019
  
  Cybercrimes Bill [B6B-2017]: public hearings day 1 public participation
- 13 November 2019
  
  Cybercrimes Bill [B6B-2017]: public hearings day 2 public participation
- 05 February 2020
  
  Cybercrimes Bill [B6B-2017]: SAPS & DOJ response to submissions; with Deputy Minister
- 11 March 2020
  
  Judges and Magistrates salaries; International Treaties with Republic of Bangladesh; Cybercrimes Bill proposed amendments: with Deputy Minister
- 10 June 2020
  
  Cybercrimes Bill: proposed amendments; with Deputy Minister, Department & Parliamentary Legal Advisor
- 11 June 2020
  
  Cybercrimes Bill; Civil Union Amendment Bill; Firearms Amnesty; Magistrates Regulations; with Deputy Minister
National Council of Provinces
- 01 July 2020
  
  Bill passed and amended by the NCOP and returned to the National Assembly for concurrence

National Assembly

Justice and Correctional Services
- 19 August 2020
  
  Information Regulator vacancy; Provisional suspension of Magistrate; Cybercrimes Bill: NCOP amendments– with Deputy Minister
- 04 September 2020
  
  Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: briefing; DCS staff violence; Cybercrimes Bill
- 03 November 2020
  
  Correctional Matters Amendment Draft Bill; Cybercrimes Bill: update with Deputy Minister
- 04 November 2020
  
  Cybercrimes Bill: Finalisation; Committee Programme
National Assembly
- 02 December 2020
  
  Bill passed by both Houses and sent to President for assent

Office of the President

The President
- 26 May 2021
  
  Bill signed by the President and becomes Act 19 of 2020
- 01 December 2021
  
  Following provisions of the Act took effect on this date: Chapter 1; Chapter 2, with the exclusion of Part VI; Chapter 3; Chapter 4, with the exclusion of sections 38(1)(d), (e) and (f), 40(3) and (4), 41, 42, 43 and 44; Chapter 7; Chapter 8, with the exclusion of section 54; and Chapter 9, with the exclusion of sections 11B, 11C, 11D and 56A(3)(c), (d) and (e) of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No. 32 of 2007), in the Schedule of laws repealed or amended in terms of section 58. Refer to GG 45562

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