Report of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development on the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Amendment Bill [B 34 - 2003] (National Assembly - sec 75), dated 27 August 2003:

The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, having considered the subject of the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Amendment Bill [B 34 - 2003] (National Assembly - sec 75), referred to it and classified by the Joint Tagging Mechanism as a section 75 Bill, endorses the classification of the Bill and reports the Bill with amendments [B 34A - 2003].

The Committee wishes to report further, as follows:
(1) During the Committee's deliberations on the Bill it was brought to the Committee's attention that the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission contains an erroneous classification of a victim who is alive, as deceased.
(2) In light of the above, the Committee recommends that the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Development be requested to correct the matter administratively, if possible, and if not, then to request him to direct his Department to approach a High Court with an application to correct the erroneous classification as identified above. As the person concerned is blameless, it is proposed that the cost incurred in respect of the application to a High Court be borne by the Department. The Committee further wishes to recommend that, if at a later stage any further substantial errors are identified in the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, such errors should, as far as possible, be corrected through the judicial process.

Report to be considered.