Question NW510 to the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
09 April 2020 - NW510
Graham, Ms SJ to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
Given that R3 million was transferred from Programme 4 to Programme 1 to cover legal services, what are the relevant details of the legal services to which the specified amount has been allocated?NW696E
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) informed me an amount of R3 million was transferred from Programme 4 to Programme 1 for goods and services to assist the Chief Directorate: Legal Services. The Department usedthese funds to procure the services of the legal advisers to support the Department with its process of finalising the Expropriation Bill.
The Department received 50 000 public comments after the Expropriation Bill, 2019 was published in December 2018.
Senior Counsel assisted the Department by analysing substantive issues raised in comments submitted to the DPWI and assisted with the drafting of clause 12(3) of the Bill.