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The Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s Standing Committee on Social Development invites stakeholders and interested parties to attend public hearings on the Older Persons Amendment Bill [B 11B–2022] (NCOP) that are being organised as part of the Standing Committee’s constitutional responsibility.
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Older Persons Amendment Bill is to amend the Older Persons Act, 2006 (Act 13 of 2006), so as to insert new definitions, to insert new provisions relating to the monitoring and evaluation of all services to older persons and for the removal of older persons to a temporary safe care without a court order, to tighten up the existing implementation and compliance measures, to effect some textual amendments for greater clarity and to provide for matters connected therewith.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
The public hearings are arranged as follows:
Date: Thursday 3 October 2024
Time: 16:00–18:00
Venue: Conville Community Hall, 1 Pienaar Street, Conville, George
Date: Wednesday 9 October 2024
Time: 10:00–13:00
Venue: Multi-purpose Centre, White City, 41 Trichardt Road, Saldanha Bay
Date: Friday 11 October 2024
Time: 16:00–18:00
Venue: Mandlenkosi Youth Hub, 1 Ngesi Avenue, Sidesaviwa, Beaufort West
Date: Wednesday 16 October 2024
Time: 10:00–13:00
Venue: Worcester Town Hall 93 High Street, Worcester Central, Worcester
Date: Thursday 17 October 2024
Time: 10:00–13:00
Venue: Caledon Town Hall, 22 Plein Street, Caledon
Date: Friday 18 October 2024
Time: 16:00–18:00
Venue: Chamber (sixth floor), 7 Wale Street, Cape Town
Interested persons and organisations are encouraged to attend and participate in the public hearings and to submit written input on the Older Persons Amendment Bill [B 11B–2022] to the Standing Committee on Social Development for consideration. Only input on the content of the Amendment Bill will be considered.
SUBMISSIONS
Please submit submissions on the Amendment Bill to Ms Nomonde Jamce, Procedural Officer, at email: njamce@wcpp.gov.za. Written submissions must reach the Standing Committee on Social Development
before or on Wednesday 23 October 2024.
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