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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "I think it is important that chairs of departmental committees take cognisance of the issue raised relating to the Budget Policy Statement. As you know, in our own rules, particularly in our Standing Orders, the CS for the National Treasury is required by law to table that Report not later than 15th February every year. Again, what has just been said is the true position. So, the committees and the chairs have only seven days within which to consider the broad policy issues that may be contained in that statement and, if need be, to be able to appear before the Budget and Appropriations Committee to make representations as they deem appropriate. So, chairs of committees take note. You do not have the luxury of a lot of time before you conclude your consideration of the BPS. Of course, with regard to the state of the Judiciary and Administration of Justice, my own remarks when I received that Report was that I would want the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee to now scrutinise it so as to make a report that the House can debate. That is the Judiciary’s own version of what they are doing or what they think is the state of the Judiciary and the administration of justice in the Republic. The Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs has its work cut out for them. We want to get a report. The Report is voluminous so you also have to burn the midnight oil to make sure that we get some reports. The other point that has been raised is with regard to petitions. In the last Parliament, some of the Committees to which petitions were referred to took in excess of the mandatory 60 days without coming back to the House to seek extension. It is, therefore, directed that whenever a petition is referred to a Committee, the Committee complies with the provisions of our Standing Orders to table a report within 60 days. If for one reason or another you are not able to, come and report to the House so that the House can decide whether or not to give you an The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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