Public Administration Management Amendment Bill Passed by Parliament

Posted 06 November 2025 Written by Acts Online
Category Parliament

Brought to you by SA Legal Academy: Parliament has passed the ‘B’ version of the Public Administration Management Amendment Bill [B10B-2023], which has been transmitted to the President for assent.

The Bill aims to amend the Public Administration Management Act, No. 11 of 2014 to address legislative and policy overlaps that have rendered the full implementation of the principal statute impossible since its enactment. By aligning human resource, governance, and administrative arrangements across all three spheres of government, the legislation intends to create a uniform public administration framework.

Key amendments introduced in the Bill include:

  • The removal of functional overlaps between the Public Administration Management Act, No. 11 of 2014 and other related legislation.
  • Provisions for the secondment and transfer of employees between national, provincial, and local government spheres to improve service delivery.
  • Formalising the role and functions of the National School of Government in providing education and training to public servants.
  • The repeal of certain provisions in other statutes that conflicted with the 2014 Act.

What this means for you, your business, or your clients

  • For yourself: No direct individual compliance obligations; however, legal and compliance professionals should familiarise themselves with the harmonised HR standards that will now apply across all government tiers.
  • For your business: Professional service firms and consultancies operating within the public sector must update their compliance frameworks to reflect the unified governance and secondment rules across national and local government.
  • For your clients: Public sector entities and municipal clients will need to review their internal HR policies and transfer protocols to ensure alignment with the now-operationalised 2014 Act requirements.

Originally published at https://legalacademy.co.za/news/read/public-adminisration-management-amendment-bill-leaves-parliament

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