Children's Amendment Bill (B18-2020)

Section 76: Ordinary Bills affecting the provinces

Act partially commenced

Bill history

National Assembly

Minister of Social Development
- 30 August 2020
  
  Bill introduced to the National Assembly
Social Development
- 06 October 2020
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: DSD briefing
- 17 February 2021
  
  Implications of Children’s Amendment Bill in relation to adoption services: DSD briefing, with Minister
- 24 February 2021
  
  Implications of Children’s Amendment Bill : SALGA briefing; Content Advisor on public participation
- 03 March 2021
  
  Implications of Children’s Amendment Bill: DHA briefing; Pre-introduction consultation process with stakeholders: DSD briefing; with Minister and Deputy Minister
- 05 March 2021
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: Pre-introduction consultation process; Temporary Disability Grant re-applications & overcrowding at SASSA; with Ministers
- 17 March 2021
  
  AGSA on Special COVID-19 Audit Reports; DSD 2020/21 Quarter 3 performance; Children’s A/B: discussion on contested ECD clauses
- 07 May 2021
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: Legal Advisor on status of ECD clauses that were not contested & summary of public comments
- 11 May 2021
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: public hearings day 1 public participation
- 12 May 2021
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: public hearings day 2 public participation
- 13 May 2021
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: public hearings day 3 public participation
- 14 May 2021
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: CLOSED MEETING
- 19 May 2021
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: Technical Team on ECD chapters/clauses; DSD Budget: Committee Report
- 18 August 2021
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: Committee Report on public hearings; Committee report on oversight visit to KZN and Gauteng; Committee Programme
- 10 September 2021
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: Engagement with children (CLOSED)
- 16 February 2022
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: legal expert on harmonisation of age; Committee Report on provincial public hearings
- 23 February 2022
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: DSD response to issues raised during public hearings (postponed) public participation
- 02 March 2022
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: DHA & DoJ & CD input on issues raised during public hearings, with Deputy Minister of Home Affairs public participation
- 04 March 2022
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: SALGA response to issues raised during public hearings public participation
- 16 March 2022
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: Department of Social Development response to submissions by stakeholders; with Minister
- 23 March 2022
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: DSD response to submissions from stakeholders; with Minister
- 25 March 2022
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: DSD response to submissions from stakeholders continued
- 30 March 2022
  
  Dr Rosenberg presentation on Baby Savers; Children’s Amendment Bill: Motion of desirability
- 01 April 2022
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: clause-by-clause deliberations
- 04 May 2022
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill way forward; with Minister
- 11 May 2022
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: briefing on foster care related clauses; DSD Budget: Committee Report
- 18 May 2022
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: deliberations
- 25 May 2022
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: deliberations
- 22 June 2022
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: Committee amendments consideration
- 24 June 2022
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: Committee amendments (postponed)
- 29 June 2022
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: consideration and adoption of A-list
- 06 July 2022
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: adoption, with Deputy Minister

National Council of Provinces

NCOP Health and Social Services
- 06 September 2022
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill Processing Programme

National Assembly

National Assembly
- 06 September 2022
  
  Bill passed by the National Assembly and transmitted to the NCOP for concurrence

National Council of Provinces

NCOP Health and Social Services
- 13 September 2022
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: briefing with Minister
- 01 November 2022
  
  Children`s Amendment Bill: Negotiating Mandates
- 10 November 2022
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: adoption of proposed amendments
- 15 November 2022
  
  Children`s Amendment Bill: Final Mandates & Committee Report, with Minister
National Council of Provinces
- 22 November 2022
  
  Bill passed and amended by the NCOP and returned to the National Assembly for concurrence

National Assembly

Social Development
- 30 November 2022
  
  Children’s Amendment Bill: NCOP amendments adopted, Thembisa Petition
National Assembly
- 06 December 2022
  
  Bill passed by both Houses and sent to President for assent

Office of the President

The President
- 22 December 2022
  
  Bill signed by the President and becomes Act 17 of 2022. Refer to GG 47828
- 08 November 2023
  
  Sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8(a), (b), (c) and (d), 9, 10, 13 and 14 commenced on this date. Refer to GG 49615

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B18C-2020

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Act 17 of 2022

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B18B-2020

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B18A-2020

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B18-2020