Question NW3318 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
10 November 2017 - NW3318
Matiase, Mr NS to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
Whether the (a) chief executive officer and (b) chief financial officer of entities reporting to him are employed on a permanent basis; if not, (2) whether the specified officers are employed on a fixed term contract; if so, (a) what are the names of each of the officers and (b) when (i) was each officer employed and (ii) will each officer’s contract end?
Reply:
The tables below provide information of the appointed Chief Executive Officers (CEO) and Chief Financial Officers (CFO) of entities reporting to me:
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Name of Entity |
Type of employment |
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CEO Permanent |
CEO Fixed Term |
CFO Permanent |
CFO Fixed Term |
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1. Legal Aid South Africa |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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2. Special Investigating Unit (SIU) |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
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3. South African Board for Sheriffs |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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4. Council for Debt Collectors |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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5. South African Law Reform Commission |
The South African Law Reform Commission does not have its own CEO and CFO as the Commission is part of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD). |
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6. Legal Practice Council |
(a) The Executive Officer of the National Forum (NF) is Ms Charity Mhlungu, appointed on 1 December 2015 and will be in this position until the dissolution of NF. She is seconded from the DoJ&CD, and was a full time employee of the DoJ&CD Finance Department. (b) The NF’s budget is held by the DoJ&CD; therefore the financial reporting is done by the CFO of the Department. |
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7. Rules Board for Courts of Law |
The Rules Board does not have its own CEO and CFO as it is part of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. |
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8. National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) |
The NPA does not have CEO and CFO positions in its organisational structure |
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Name of Officers employed on Fixed Term |
Period of employment of the CEO |
Period of employment of the CFO |
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CEO |
CFO |
Start Date |
Completion Date |
Start Date |
Completion Date |
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CEO of Legal Aid South Africa: Ms V Vedalankar |
Not Applicable |
28/10/2002 (The contract was renewed periodically based on performance) |
31/10/2019 |
Not Applicable |
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CEO of SIU: Not Applicable |
CFO: Mr A Gernandt |
Not Applicable |
17/10/2016 |
31/03/2018 |
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CEO of SA Board for Sheriffs: Ms S Snell |
CFO: Mr A Simon |
01/08/2015 |
31/07/2018 |
01/01/2012 |
31/12/2017 |