Parliament, Monday, 22 January 2024 – Following several requests for an extension by individuals and various groups interested in contributing to the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill, the Ad Hoc Committee on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill has resolved to extend the deadline for written submissions on the Bill from 31 January to 15 February 2024.
The extension was granted because the advertisement was published during the beginning of the holiday season in mid-December 2023. With the current extension, the advertisement would have run for almost two months, which is sufficient time for the public to make written submissions.
Unfortunately, the timeline to process the Bill coupled with the Ad Hoc Committee on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill having to report to the National Assembly by 1 March 2024, implies that no further extensions may be granted.
To date, the committee has received over 6 000 written submissions. The committee kindly requests that interested individuals and groups make use of the extension to submit their written comments as well as oral submissions during its public hearings, which commenced today in Musina, Limpopo (Musina Multi-Purpose Centre). The public hearings will continue in Tzaneen (Nkowankowa Community Hall) and Lephalale (Ga-Seleka Community Hall) on 23 and 24 January 2024.
Written submissions on the Bill must be directed to Ms Alutho Sombexe, Committee Secretary, and be addressed to the Ad Hoc Committee on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill, Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, PO Box 15, Cape Town, 8000, or be submitted via any of the following online platforms:
WhatsApp to 0837098432,
Completing the submission form on the link https://forms.gle/UAYtzsaU3LaCcvjx5, or
Email to GILAB2023@parliament.gov.za.
ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMUNICATION SERVICES ON BEHALF OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON THE GENERAL INTELLIGENCE LAWS AMENDMENT BILL, MR JEROME MAAKE.
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Name: Ms Faith Ndenze
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Email: fndenze@parliament.gov.za
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