Report: Probation Services Amendment Bill [B 18B - 2002], dated 7 June 2002:

The Select Committee on Social Services, having considered the subject of the Probation Services Amendment Bill [B 18B - 2002] (National Assembly - sec 75), referred to it, reports the Bill with proposed amendments, as follows:

CLAUSE 1

1. On page 2, in line 13, to omit "2" and to substitute "4A".

2. On page 4, from line 12, to omit the definition of "house arrest".

3. On page 4, after line 19, to add:

(e) by the substitution for the definition of "supervision" of the following definition:
"`supervision' means supervision of [a] an accused, convicted or sentenced person by a probation officer [by virtue] in terms of the provisions of any law;".

CLAUSE 3

1. On page 4, in line 48, to omit "mandatory".

CLAUSE 4

Clause rejected.

NEW CLAUSE

1. That the following be a new Clause:

Insertion of section 4A in Act 116 of 1991

4. The following section is hereby inserted in the principal Act after section 4:

"Appointment and duties of assistant probation officers

4A. (1) The Minister may appoint as many suitable persons as he or she may deem necessary as assistant probation officers to perform the duties imposed by or under this Act or any other law on an assistant probation officer.
(2) The duties of an assistant probation officer shall include-
(a) the monitoring of persons under supervision;
(b) family finding;
(c) the gathering of information for assessment by the probation officer; and
(d) assisting a probation officer with his or her duties.".

NEW CLAUSE

1. That the following be a new Clause:

Insertion of section 4B in Act 116 of 1991

5. The following section is hereby inserted in the principal Act after section 4A:

"Assessment of arrested children

4B. Every child who is alleged to have committed an offence and who has been arrested shall as soon as may be reasonably possible after his or her arrest be assessed by a probation officer.".

CLAUSE 7

1. On page 6, in line 23, after "2002" to insert:

, and comes into operation on a date determined by the President by proclamation in the Gazette

LONG TITLE

1. On page 1, in the fourth line, to omit "mandatory".