Have Your Say: Defence Amendment Bill [B32B-2025]

The Select Committee on Security and Justice invites stakeholders and interested persons to submit written submissions on the Defence Amendment Bill[B32B-2025].

 The Defence Amendment Bill [B32B-2025] seeks:

To amend the Defence Act, 2002, so as to provide for the exclusion of military judges and senior military judges from boards of inquiry; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.

Written submissions must be received by no later than 17H00 on 7 August 2026.

NB: All written submissions, in any language, must be emailed to DABill32B2025@parliament.gov.za.

For a request for copy of the Bill and general queries, kindly contact Ms B Monqo at bmonqo@parliament.gov.za or Mr G Dixon

at gdixon@parliament.gov.za.

Issued by Hon. J S Mananiso, MP, Chairperson: Select Committee on Security and Justice (National Council of Provinces) Parliament - Following up on our commitments to the People - Making your future work better