Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
South African Human Rights Commission Act, 2013 (Act No. 40 of 2013)11. Committees of Commission |
| (1) | The Commission may establish one or more committees consisting of one or more commissioners designated by the Commission and one or more other persons, if any, whom the Commission may appoint for that purpose and for the period determined by it for the purposes of advising the Commission, or make recommendations to it, in respect of the matter for which the committee has been established. |
| (2) | The Commission may extend the period of an appointment made by it under subsection (1) or withdraw such appointment during the period referred to in that subsection. |
| (3) | The Commission must designate a chairperson, who must be a commissioner, for every committee and, if it deems it necessary, a deputy chairperson, who must also be a commissioner. |
| (4) | Subject to the directions of the Commission, a committee— |
| (a) | may exercise such powers of the Commission as the Commission may confer on it; and |
| (b) | must perform such functions of the Commission as the Commission may assign to it, |
and must follow such procedure during such exercising of powers and performance of functions as the Commission may direct.
| (5) | On completion of the functions assigned to it in terms of subsection (4), a committee must submit a written report thereon, including recommendations, if any, for consideration by the Commission. |
(6) The Commission may at any time dissolve any committee.
