Parliament, Monday, 14 May 2018 – The Portfolio Committee on Transport will on Wednesday, 16 May, begin public hearings on the Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill. The hearings are scheduled to continue next week.
Among the many stakeholders set to make oral submissions before the committee are the Legal Resources Centre of South Africa, the Law Society of South Africa and the Black Lawyers Association.
The Bill proposes a new benefit scheme for road accident victims and is intended to ensure that victims of motor vehicles accidents are adequately and timeously compensated, to eliminate intermediaries in the claims process, and compensate victims in such a way that they are able to continue with their lives.
Date: Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Time: 09h00
Venue: G26, New Wing, Parliament
ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMUNICATION SERVICES ON BEHALF OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMITTEE, MS DIKELEDI MAGADZI
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Name: Sibongile Maputi (Mr)
Parliamentary Communication Services
Tel: 021 403 8041
Cell: 081 052 6060
E-mail: smaputi@parliament.gov.za
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