Report of the Portfolio Committee on Transport on the Civil Aviation Bill [B 73- 2008] (National Assembly- sec 75), dated 12 November 2008:

The Portfolio Committee on Transport, having considered the subject of the Civil Aviation Bill [B 73- 2008] (National Assembly-sec 75), referred to it and classified by the Joint Tagging Mechanism as a section 75 Bill, reports the Bill with amendments [B 73A - 2008].

The Committee further reports that during the course of the public hearings and deliberations on the Bill, different views were expressed with regard to the desirability of different governance arrangements for the Civil Aviation Authority.

The Committee decided to accept the governance model proposed in the introduced Bill. This governance model establishes a Civil Aviation Authority Board which will be responsible for corporate governance, whilst the core safety and security regulatory functions of the Agency do not fall under the Board. The Director of the Agency reports directly to the Minister of Transport on these matters in order to ensure clear lines of responsibility on matters of critical national importance. The Committee agreed not to change this proposed model fundamentally in order to expedite the passing of this legislation.

However, the Committee recommends that the new Parliament should consider a comprehensive review of the governance arrangements for regulatory entities of this kind.

Report to be considered.