SUMMARY OF INPUTS FROM ROLE PLAYERS AT PUBLIC HEARINGS AROUND THE COUNTRY: NATIONAL SPORT AND RECREATION AMENDMENT BILL, 2007

LEGEND:

·         DARKER SHADE: Amendments incorporated after country wide public hearings in 2007

 

·         LIGHTER SHADE Amendments incorporated after public hearings at Parliament in 2006

 

After attending the public hearings around the country, consideration must now be given to the following proposed amendments to the latest version of the above-mentioned Bill:

REPRESENTATIONS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL:

Clause 2, page 6 of Bill: Clearly indicate that SRSA will responsible for all sport and recreation save for high performance sport:

Clause 2(e), page 7 of Bill: Also provide in section 2 of the Bill that NF's must develop sport and recreation at club level. Failure to do so most be reported to the Minister of Finance;    .

Clause 9(a), page 13 of Bill: provide for physical facilities for sport and recreation to be prescribed;

Clause 11 (2), page 14, 15 and 16 of Bill: NF's must also in terms of the Bill indicate the specific clubs that will receive funding-

·         via government's grant to them and the total amount funding that will be utilized for club development in respect of the said grant; and

 

·         via the NF's own resources as well as from other resources (sponsors etc.) and the total amount funding that will be utilized for club development in respect of the said resources.

 

Clause 11 (4) and (5), page 15 of Bill: A penalty clause in section 10 of the Bill must be inserted where national federations (NF's)-

·         misuse the funding that they receive from government; and

 

·         fail to develop sport and recreation as undertaken.

 

Clause 13(5), page 19 of Bill: A similar intervention clause should be considered for the MEC's alternatively link it with the Minister's powers in this regard "after consultation with the respective MEC";

Clause 13(c), page 20 of Bill: Provide for penalties where national federations fail to adhere to the mediator's decision or Minister's directive;

Section 13A(a), page 21 of Bill: The Minister must not have an option to issue guidelines (substitute "may". therefore. for "must"):

Clause 13C, page 22 of Bill: Constitutions of NF's must be scrutinized on a regular basis to ensure that it conforms to the Constitution Act of S A. Insert empowering provision and amend section 13C of latest draft to cater for the submission of Constitution of NF's to SRSA and Parliament;

Women development must be adequately provided for in the Bill: Clause 13A already covers this as it refers to section 9 of the Constitution Act; and

REPRESENTATIONS RECOMMENDED FOR DISAPPROVAL:

Section 13, page 18 of Bill: Minister's intervention: Minister must be able to intervene as well as interfere at any time on any grounds he deems fit; and

Section 13A(b), page 21 of Bill: Guidelines should not conform to the international standard as we have a unique situation in S A.