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SPECIAL INVESTIGATING UNITS AND SPECIAL TRIBUNALS AMENDMENT BILL

The Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Amendment Bill is in the process of being introduced in Parliament and will be referred to the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development for consideration.

The Bill is aimed at amending the Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996, in order to give effect to a judgement by the Constitutional Court, which provides for the appointment of an appropriate person other than a judge as the head of a SIU.

If any person or organisation would like to make written representations on the Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Amendment Bill, he or she should do so by no later than 2 March 2001. Anyone who would like to give further oral evidence to the Committee in regard to his or her written submissions should notify the Committee by no later than 2 March 2001. If the need should arise, public hearings will provisionally be scheduled for 6 and 7 March 2001.

The Committee requests all persons and institutions that wish to send submissions to make 30 copies available to the Committee, if possible.

It should be pointed out that the Committee reserves the right to decide:

* Whether or not to hold public hearings on the Bill

* Whether or not to give individuals or representatives of organisations the opportunity to appear before it, and

* The date, time, venue, duration and form of the hearing.

All correspondence in this regard should be addressed to:
The Secretary to Parliament
PO Box 15
Cape Town
8000
For the attention of Zodwa Zenzile (fax 021-403 3723) or Collette Herzenberg (fax 021-462 2153).

Copies of the Bill may, upon availability, be obtained from Ms Zenzile or Ms Herzenberg.

Contact
Zodwa Zenzile on 021 403 3660
Collette Herzenberg on 021 403 3669

Issued by: SA Parliament, 15 February 2001