Department of Minerals & Energy on Mozambique Gas Pipeline Agreement:briefing

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MINERALS AND ENERGY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE
11 September 2001
DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS AND ENERGY ON THE MOZAMBIQUE GAS PIPELINE AGREEMENT (CLOSED MEETING): BRIEFING

Chairperson: Mr D. Nkosi

Documents handed out:
None.

SUMMARY
The Portfolio Committee held a closed meeting in terms of Rule 52(1) of the National Assembly Rules. A copy of the Rule can be found in Appendix 1. Representatives from the Department of Minerals and Energy briefed the Portfolio Committee on the contents of the Mozambique Gas Pipeline Agreement. The agreement shall shortly be submitted to Cabinet for approval. The Portfolio Committee scheduled an additional meeting for 16h00, on 19 September 2001, at which the contents of the agreement shall be publicly considered. Cabinet is scheduled to have approved the agreement prior to this meeting.

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Appendix 1

Rule 152(1):
Meetings of committees and subcommittees are open to the public, including the media, and the member presiding may not exclude the public, including the media, from the meeting, except when -
(a) legislation, these Rules or resolutions of the Assembly provide for the committee or subcommittee to meet in closed session; or
(b) the committee or subcommittee is considering a matter which is -
(i) of a private nature that is prejudicial to a particular person;
(ii) protected under parliamentary privilege, or for any other reason privileged in terms of the law;
(iii) confidential in terms of legislation; or

(iv) of such a nature that its confidential treatment is for any other reason reasonable and justifiable in an open and democratic society.