ATC190710: First Report of the Joint Rules Committee, 2019

Joint Rules

FIRST REPORT OF THE JOINT RULES COMMITTEE, 2019

 

 

In terms of the Joint Rules of Parliament, the Joint Rules Committee plays a crucial role in the establishment of some joint structures of Parliament. The Joint Rules Committee may, in terms of Joint Rules 56(1)(g) and (i), regulate its own business and that of any other joint committee or any joint subcommittee and perform any other functions assigned to it by legislation, the other provisions of the Joint Rules or resolutions adopted in the Assembly and the Council.  

 

The Speaker of the National Assembly and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, as Co-Chairpersons of the Joint Rules Committee (JRC), present the First Report of the JRC as follows:

 

COMPOSITION OF JOINT STRUCTURES

 

1. Constitutional Review Committee

 

Joint Rule 98 provides that the composition of the Joint Committee consists of 14 Assembly members and 9 Council members. The Joint Rules Committee determined the composition of the Constitutional Review Committee for the duration of the Sixth Parliament as follows:  NA Component - ANC 8, DA 3, EFF 2 and Other Parties 1 and NCOP Component – 9.

 

1. Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests

 

Joint Rule 122 provides that the Joint Committee consist of 14 Assembly members and 9 Council members. The Joint Rules Committee determined the composition of the Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests for the duration of the Sixth Parliament as follows:  NA Component - ANC 8, DA 3, EFF 2 and Other Parties 1 and NCOP Component – 9.

 

1. Parliamentary Group on International Relations

 

Joint Rule 129 provides that the Parliamentary Group on International Relations (PGIR) consists of the number of Assembly and Council members that the Joint Rules Committee may determine. The Joint Rules Committee determined the composition of the Parliamentary Group on International Relations for the duration of the Sixth Parliament as follows: NA Component - ANC 5, DA 2, EFF 1, Other Parties 1 and NCOP Component – ANC 3, DA 1.

 

1. Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament

 

Joint Rule 96B requires that the composition of the Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament be determined by the Joint Rules Committee. The Joint Rules Committee determined the composition of the Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament for the duration of the Sixth Parliament as follows: NA Component - ANC 5, DA 2, EFF 1, Other Parties 1 and NCOP component - ANC 3, DA 1 and EFF 1.

 

1. Joint Standing Committee on Defence

 

Joint Rule 120B provides that the Joint Standing Committee consists of the number of Assembly and Council members that the Joint Rules Committee may determine, subject to the provisions of section 228(3) of the Constitution, 1993 read with item 24(1) of Schedule 6 to the Constitution, 1996. The Joint Rules Committee determined that the composition of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence for the duration of the Sixth Parliament be 15 members, as follows: NA component - ANC 6, DA 2, EFF 1 and IFP 1 and NCOP component - ANC 3, DA 1 and EFF 1.