List of committees of the Parliament of South Africa information
Committees of the Parliament of South Africa
Meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in 2019The backs of DA MPs Glynnis Breytenbach and James Selfe in the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services in November 2019
The committees of the Parliament of South Africa are appointed to oversee the work of government and to process legislation in domains relevant to their designated portfolio. They are composed of Members of Parliament from either parliamentary chamber. Portfolio committees and most standing committees are peopled by Members of the National Assembly, while select committees comprise Permanent Delegates to the National Council of Provinces; these shadow the work of a particular government department or group of departments. Parliament may also establish joint committees, with members from both houses, and either chamber, alone or jointly, may establish ad hoc committees that operate for a shorter timeframe under a narrower mandate.[1]
Although committees are largely regulated in terms of the Rules of Parliament, the basic framework for their operation derives from Chapter Four of the Constitution of South Africa. The Constitution provides for committees' powers to summon any persons or institutions to provide evidence, for their obligation to provide for public participation in committee activities, and for members' freedom of speech and parliamentary privilege during committee proceedings.[2] In terms of the Constitution, Parliament may not exclude the public or the media from any committee sittings "unless it is reasonable and justifiable to do so in an open and democratic society".[2]
Parliamentary political parties are represented in committees in proportions that are generally representative of their strength in Parliament.[1] Because committee chairpersons are elected by and from among the members of each committee, the majority party in Parliament has the most influence in selecting chairpersons.[3]
^ ab"Role of Parliamentary Committees". Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ ab"The SA Constitution". Department of Justice. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
^"A Note to the Sixth Parliament: The critical role of Committee Chairperson". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
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