Cybercrimes Bill (B6-2017)

Section 75: Ordinary Bills not affecting the provinces

The bill has been signed into law.

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
- 07 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
- 16 October 2019
  
  Bill revived on this date by the National Council of Provinces
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

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