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Border Management Authority Act, 2020 (Act No. 2 of 2020)

Chapter 8 : Committees and Implementation Protocols

25. Border Technical Committee

 

(1) The Border Technical Committee is hereby established.

 

(2) The Border Technical Committee consists of the Commissioner and the heads of prescribed organs of state or their duly delegated representatives: Provided that a duly delegated representative must be a member of the senior management services of the organ of state.

 

(3) The Border Technical Committee must advise the Inter-Ministerial Consultative Committee on—
(a) the implementation of legislation, policies and protocols related to border management;
(b) the application, outcomes and operational effectiveness of legislation, policies, protocols, structures, standards, procedures and strategy related to border management; and
(c) any matter referred to it by the Inter-Ministerial Consultative Committee, the Commissioner or any member of the Border Technical Committee.

 

(4) The Border Technical Committee must report quarterly to the Inter-Ministerial Consultative Committee.

 

(5) The Commissioner is the chairperson of the Border Technical Committee and the Minister must designate the deputy chairperson of the Committee.

 

(6) The Border Technical Committee must determine its own rules and procedures that must not be in conflict with the Act or any other legislation.

 

(7) The Border Technical Committee must refer any dispute that arises at its meetings to the Inter-Ministerial Consultative Committee for resolution.