Parliament Committee Meeting Schedule

MONDAY, 6 JULY 2009

PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES

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MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES
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NB: Please note that this document is subject to frequent updating. Stakeholders wishing to attend meetings listed here should contact the relevant contact numbers to ascertain whether or not the agendas for the meetings have been amended. For contact numbers see Appendix A

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MONDAY, 6 JULY 2009

Select Committee on Social Services, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by the Department of Health on Budget Vote 14 and Strategic Plan for 2009/10], Committee Room V475, Fourth Floor, Old Assembly Wing, 10:00


TUESDAY, 7 JULY 2009

Committee on Public Accounts & Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, (National Assembly), [Hearing: Report of the Auditor-General on the special audit of the N2 Gateway Project at the National Department of Housing], Old Assembly Chamber, Ground Floor, Old Assembly Wing, 10:00 (Joint Public Hearing)

Portfolio Committee on Water and Environmental Affairs, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs and Water Boards on Overview and Analysis of Annual Reports and Financial Statements 2007/2008], Committee Room 2, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street, 10:00

Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, (National Assembly), [Briefing by Onderstepoort Biological Products Pty Ltd, on their Strategic Plans 2009/10; Briefing by the Agricultural Research Council on their Budget and Strategic Plans 2009/10], Committee Room E249, Second Floor, National Assembly Wing, 10:00

Portfolio Committee on Mining, (National Assembly), [Public Hearings on the recent incident involving illegal mining], Good Hope Chamber, Ground Floor, Good Hope Building, 10:00

Portfolio Committee on Police, (National Assembly), [Briefing on the Third Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Safety and Security Legacy Report (2004-2009) and Five-year Review], Committee Room G26, Ground Floor, National Assembly Wing, 10:00

Standing Committee on Appropriations, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the National Treasury on the Fourth Quarter Expenditure], Committee Room S26, First Floor, NCOP Wing, 10:00

Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans, (National Assembly), [Consideration of letter from the acting Secretary for Defence and Military Veterans regarding the SANDF combat-readiness briefings; Discussion on Committee programme: Oversight priorities; Adoption of Minutes], Committee Room 3, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street, 10:00

Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation, (National Assembly), [Consideration of the 5-year Review and Legacy Reports; Adoption of all Minutes and Reports of the Committee], Committee Room 2, 120 Plein Street, 10:00

Portfolio Committee on Labour, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department of Labour on late submission of Annual Report by the Construction SETA], Committee Room V454, Fourth Floor, Old Assembly Wing, 10:00

Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration, (National Assembly), [Short-listing of candidates for the nomination of National Public Service Commissioners; Discussion and Decision on programme for the nomination of National Public Service Commissioners], Committee Room M201, Second Floor, Marks Building, 10:00

Select Committee on Land and Environmental Affairs, (National Council of Provinces), [Consideration and Adoption of Minutes; Consideration and Adoption of Committee Budget Vote Reports; Discussion and Consideration of Second Term Programme; Discussion of Committees Strategic Plan Workshop], Committee Room V226, Second Floor, Old Assembly Wing, 10:00

Select Committee on Economic Development, (National Council of Provinces), [Consideration and Adoption of the Committee draft programme, Minutes and Report on Oversight Visit to Harmony Gold’s Eland Shaft in Welkom], Committee Room S12A, Ground Floor, NCOP Wing, 11:00


WEDNESDAY, 8 JULY 2009

Committee on Public Accounts, (National Assembly), [Hearing: Report of the Auditor-General on a Performance Audit of entities that are connected with government employees and doing business with national departments], Old Assembly Chamber, Ground Floor, Old Assembly Wing, 09:00

Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the National Agricultural Marketing Council on their Strategic Plan 2009/10; Briefing by the Competition Commission on high food prices], Committee Room 2, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street, 09:00

Portfolio Committee on Mining, (National Assembly), [Public Hearings on the recent incident involving illegal mining], Good Hope Chamber, Ground Floor, Good Hope Building, 09:00

Select Committee on Finance and Appropriations, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by National Treasury on the Appropriation Bill [Bill 5 – 2009] (National Assembly – section 77)], Committee Room V475, Fourth Floor, Old Assembly Wing, 09:00

Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth, Children and Persons with Disabilities, (National Assembly), [Consideration and Adoption of the Minutes of 17 & 23 June 2009; Consideration and Adoption of the Second Term Committee Programme], Committee Room E216, Second Floor, National Assembly Wing, 09:00

Portfolio Committee on Water and Environmental Affairs, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs and Water Boards on Overview and Analysis of Annual Reports and Financial Statements 2007/2008], Committee Room 1, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street, 09:30

Standing Committee on Appropriations, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) on its recommendations in respect of the 2010/11 financial year], Committee Room S26, First Floor, NCOP Wing, 10:00

Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services, (National Assembly), [Introductory Meeting with the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services], Committee Room S35, First Floor, NCOP Wing, 10:00

Portfolio Committee on Health, (National Assembly), [Adoption of Minutes; Consideration of the Committee’s Second Term Programme], Committee Room S12A, Ground Floor, NCOP Wing, 10:00

Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Co-operation, (National Assembly), [Consideration of the Committee Programme; Adoption of Minutes], Committee Room E444, Fourth Floor, National Assembly Wing, 10:00

Select Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, (National Council of Provinces), [Adoption of: Annual Committee Programme, Committee Report on Budget Vote 29 of the Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs; Adoption of Committee Report on Budget Vote 9 of the Department of Public Service and Administration], Committee Room 3, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street, 10:00

Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans, (National Assembly), [Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: Preliminary Briefing on Restructuring of Department to include Military Veterans; Consideration and Adoption of Committee Programme], Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks Building, 10:00

Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform, (National Assembly), [Adoption of Minutes; Matters arising; Briefing by the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights: Presentation on progress made, challenges and strategies in place to finalize all Land Claims by 2012], Committee Room M201, Second Floor, Marks Building, 10:00

Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology, (National Assembly) [Consideration of short of candidates for appointment to the Board of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in terms of section 5 of the HSRC Act, 2008 (Act No 17 of 2008)], Committee Room G26, Ground Floor, National Assembly Wing, 10:00

Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the South African Human Rights Commission on matters of interest], Committee Room V454, Fourth Floor, Old Assembly Wing, 09:00

Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture, (National Assembly), [Briefing on the Medium Term Strategic Framework of the Department of Arts and Culture (2009-2012)], Committee Room V227, Second Floor, Old Assembly Wing, 10:00


FRIDAY, 10 JULY 2009

Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Land Bank on their Strategic Plans 2009/10], Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks Building, 09:00


TUESDAY, 11 AUGUST 2009

Select Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, (National Council of Provinces), [Consideration and Adoption of Oversight Visit Reports: Koukamma Local Municipality and Alfred Nzo District Municipality], Committee Room V454, Fourth Floor, Old Assembly Wing, 10:00


WEDNESDAY, 12 AUGUST 2009

Select Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, (National Council of Provinces), [Consideration and Adoption of 2009 Annual Programme of the Committee & Committee Minutes], Committee Room V454, Fourth Floor, Old Assembly Wing, 10:00

Meeting Cancellations

Approved Local Trips

Approved International Trips

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