VERSION OF GILAB SIGNED INTO LAW – A SUCCESS STORY OF THE POWER OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
2025-04-01
The recently signed into law General Intelligence Laws Amendment Act is a success story of public participation.
The recently signed into law General Intelligence Laws Amendment Act is a success story of public participation.
Yesterday Parliament passed a very much reworked version of the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (‘the GILAB’) – a shining example of successful public participation.
The GILAB, which had civil society organisations using their legal expertise to insist that the State respect the Constitution, has been amended and is a success story of the effects of this public participation.
The FW de Klerk Foundation outlines the problems and potential solutions to the GILAB, whilst also outlining the progression of the Bill from inception to its current form.
The Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee working on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (“the GILAB”) has been granted an extension until 22 March 2024.