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Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act, 2008 (Act No. 70 of 2008)

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Rules Governing the Quorum, Procedure at meetings and, generally the Conduct of Functions of the Central Drug Authority

18. Performance of Central Drug Authority members

 

(1) Members of the CDA shall be prepared to fulfil their duties and roles at the beginning of their term of office, through an established development program. This includes Induction and Strategic Planning, to provide a sense of direction and to outline measurable goals that will guide day-to-day decisions, for evaluating progress and changing approaches where necessary. Key is the training on the National Drug Master Plan and training on Governance.

 

(2) The CDA Members continuously monitor emerging issues  or areas of concern and adjust the CDA performance agreements where necessary. The strategic plan must be reviewed in depth by the CDA on an annual basis.

 

(3) The CDA oversees the information flow on reporting for frequent, timely and accurate information to and from the CDA Committees, on progress in the implementation of the strategic plan and any variances.

 

(4) The CDA Committee members must sign performance agreements to deliver on their task. The performance  agreements must be aligned to the strategic plan which in itself, is derived from and geared towards the achievement of the goals of the NDMP.

 

(5) Performance of all CDA Committee members must be monitored annually against the measures outlined in the performance agreement, which must be signed by the Chairperson for each member of the CDA

 

(6) CDA Committee Chairpersons shall continuously enhance the members' ability to fulfil their duties and roles by enabling them to identify their own developmental needs at the beginning of each financial year. Members are responsible for identifying and participating in any established development programme/s., subject to the approval by the Chairperson of the CDA.

 

(7) Other CDA Committee members shall have access to additional development where needed or desired during  their term of service through an established development programme subject to approval by the Chairperson.