Submissions to Parliament

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Amendments to the Sexual Offences Act

Submission to the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development on amendments to the Act, after sections of the act were declared invalid, May 2012

Protection from Harassment Regulations

Submission to the Department of Justice on Protection Orders, February 2012

Traditional Courts Bill

Submission to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament Standing committee on Local Government: Comments on the Traditional Courts Bill 2012

Appointment of Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng

Joint submission to Judicial Services Commission opposing his appointment by TLAC and Women’s Legal Centre 2011

Muslim Marriages

Submission to the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on the Muslim Marriages Bill. TLAC 2011

Domestic Violence

Submission to the portfolio committee on police: The Independent Police Investigative Directorate Bill, 2010, The Civilian Secretariat of Police Bill, 2010 – TLAC, 26 July 2010
Submission to the portfolio committee on justice and constitutional development: Protection From Harassment bill, 2010 – TLAC, 30 September 2010
Submission to the portfolio & select committee on women, youth, children and people with disabilities: Implementation of the Domestic Violence Act No. 116 of 1998. TLAC, October 2009
Submission focusing on the Health Sector response to domestic violence, as well as the implementation of the Domestic Violence Act. TLAC, October 2009
Submission dealing with the absence of a housing response to domestic violence. TLAC, October 2009
Submission on Firearms and the Domestic Violence Act – Joint Submission prepared by Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre & the Ceasefire Campaign, October 2009
Submission to the South African Human Rights Commission: Abused women’s right to access health care services
Submission to the South African Human Rights Commission: Public Inquiry into Farming Communities by the SAHRC

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Domestic Violence Act No 116 of 1998

Housing

Submission to the Portfolio Committee on Housing on the Social Housing Amendment Bill 2007

view the Social Housing Bill and the final Social Housing Act

Firearms

Submission to the Firearms Control Registry: SAPS regarding the Firearms Control Amendment Regulations (Government Gazette 30401, Notice 1325, 26 October 2007)

Domestic Partnerships

Submission to the Department of Home Affairs on the Draft Domestic Partnerships Bill, 2008 by the Alliance for the Legal Recognition of Domestic Partnerships, February 2008.

Law Reform Commission Domestic Partnership Report 2006

Sexual Offences & Rape

Submission to the Department of Justice on the draft Regulations of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Amendment Act, 2008 by the National Working Group on Sexual Offences
Submission to the SA Human Rights Commission on health care for victims of sexual violence, 2007, by the National Working Group on Sexual Offences
Submission to the Commision for Gender Equality on the Sexual Offences Bill 2006

Draft versions and bills are available below. The finalised Acts, Regulations and Instructions, are here

Maintenance

Joint submission on the Amendment of the Regulations relating to Maintenance, February 2009

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Sex Work

Memorandum to Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane regarding unlawful arrest of sex-workers, May 2010 by Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre, Women’s Legal Centre and Sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce
Submission to the South African law reform commission on discussion paper 1/2009 sexual offences: adult prostitution.

Read SALC issue paper: Adult Prostitution (2002)

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