ATC101027: Report on Repeal of the Black Administration Act and Amendment of Certain Laws Amendment Bill

Justice and Correctional Services

Report of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, dated 27 October 2010

The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development resolved to initiate a Repeal of the Black Administration Act and Amendment of Certain Laws Amendment Bill. 

The National Assembly noted that the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development was proposing to introduce a Bill that would extend the date of application of section 1(3) of the Repeal of the Black Administration Act and Amendment of Certain Laws Act, No 28 of 2005, to 30 December 2012.  The extension was for the purposes of obtaining greater public input and consensus on contentious issues contained in the Traditional Courts Bill [B15-2008] and allowing traditional courts to continue functioning legally. 

The National Assembly instructed the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development to publish the full particulars of its legislative proposal in the Announcements, Tablings and Committee Reports. The House furthermore granted the Committee permission to proceed with the proposed legislation.  

Prior notice of introduction of the Bill was given in the Government Gazette, No 33580, dated 23 September 2010, and an explanatory summary of the draft Bill was published in the same Gazette. The Gazette also contained an invitation to interested persons and institutions to submit written representations before 26 October 2010. The Committee received one written submission from the Law, Race and Gender Unit: University of Cape Town. The submission welcomes the extension of the deadline in that it “will allow more time for Parliament to consult more broadly and effectively so as to appropriately address the matter of regulating traditional courts”. 

The Committee, in accordance with Rule 243, reports that it has introduced the Repeal of the Black Administration Act and Amendment of Certain Laws Amendment Bill [B37-2010] (National Assembly- sec 75) by submitting a copy thereof to the Speaker. 


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