Hansard: NCOP: Unrevised hansard

House: National Council of Provinces

Date of Meeting: 26 Apr 2022

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Minutes

UNREVISED HANSARD
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
TUESDAY, 26 APRIL 2022
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
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The Council met at 12:32.
The Chairperson took the Chair and requested members to observe a moment of silence for prayer or meditation.

ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AD HOC JOINT COMMITTEE ON FLOOD DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY
(Draft Resolution)

The CHIEF WHIP OF THE COUNCIL moved:
That the Council –
(1) notes the devastation caused by the recent floods in KwaZulu-Natal and some parts of the Eastern Cape;
(2) further notes that on 18 April 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the national state of disaster and announced some of the relief measures instituted by Government in the affected areas;
(3) cognisant that Parliament has the constitutional
obligation to oversee the implementation of the said relief measures by government;
(4) resolves with the concurrence of the National Assembly, in accordance with Joint Rule 138, to establish an Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery, the committee to –
(a) engages the relevant government departments and entities to assess the overall impact of the damage, response and relief measures by government;
(b) oversees the response and implementation of the relief measures by government;
(c) confers with those committees who have a direct interest in the events to facilitate co-ordinated oversight;
(d) exercises those powers in Joint Rule 32 in the furtherance of its mandate;
(e) committee will consist of 11 members from the National Assembly and nine members from the National Council of Provinces; to be drawn from various parties in the committees; and (f) reports by 30 November 2022.
I so move.
Question put: That the motion be agreed to.
Voting
[TAKE IN FROM MINUTES]
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.

The Council adjourned at 12:48.

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