Have Your Say: Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Amendment Bill [B28B-2023]
Call for Written Submissions
The Select Committee on Security and Justice invites stakeholders and interested persons to submit written submissions on the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-related Information Amendment Bill [B28B-2023].
The Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-related Information Amendment Bill [B28B-2023] seeks;
- To insert certain definitions; to provide for the designation of an independent designated judge; to provide for the designation of an independent review judge; to provide for the powers and functions of the review judge; to provide for the tenure of designated and review judges; to provide for adequate safeguards where the subject of surveillance is a journalist or practising lawyer; to provide for post-surveillance notification; to provide for adequate safeguards to address the fact that interception directions are sought and obtained ex parte; to provide for adequate procedures to ensure that data obtained pursuant to the interception of communications is managed lawfully and not used or interfered with unlawfully; to provide for procedures to be followed for processing, examining, copying, sharing, disclosing, sorting through, using, storing or destroying of any data; to provide for principles for the safeguarding of data when dealing with the management of data; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Written submissions must be received by no later than 13:00 on 28 November 2023.
Request for copies of the Bill and submission of written submissions or general enquiries, must be emailed to RICAAmendBill28B-2023@parliament.gov.za.
Issued by Hon. S Shaikh, MP, Chairperson: Select Committee on Security and Justice (National Council of Provinces)
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