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This page complements the ICT Weekly Update, providing access to South African government documents listed under the pending proceedings headings.  You may access other government documents on these webpages:  Legislation, Regulations, Other useful Government Documents, and High Court decisions. 



Parliament

• Protection of Personal Information Bill
  

• Protection of Information Bill

• Call for nominations to ICASA Council

Department of Communications

• Draft Policy Directions re 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz radio frequency spectrum; extension of deadline to 29 Feb 2012
  
  
• Electronic Communications Amendment Bill, 2011 - withdrawn
  
  
• Notice of intention to amend broadcasting digital migration policy
• Related proceeding:  Proposed establishment of Digital Dzonga as part of the DoC and appointment of Advisory Body, Terms of Reference
• Previous policy:  Broadcasting Digital Migration Policy, 8 Sept 2008
• Invitation for comments on policy considerations re mobile broadcasting services
  
  
• Invitation for nominations for members of the IPv4-IPv6 Migration Task Team
  
  
• Invitation for nominations for board members for the .za DNA
  
  
• Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Amendment Bill, 2010.  Read more here
  
  
• Notice of intention to make Cybersecurity Policy.  National Colloquium on Cybersecurity, 24-25 June 2010
  
  
• Call for nominations to the South African Broadcast Production Advisory Body
  
  
• Draft Local and Digital Content Development Strategy
• Invitation to Local Content Summit, 6-7 May 2010
  
• Draft Amendment to Policy Direction to ICASA in respect of provincial under-serviced area licences
  
  
• Draft set top box manufacturing sector development strategy
  

Department of Science and Technology

• Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and Development Act Draft Regulations.  Comment due date extended to 29 May 2009
• Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act, 2007
• Draft regulations to Prohibit Certain Activities in Core Astronomy Advantage Areas, 10 Feb 2012
  
• Notice of Intention to Declare Areas as Astronomy Advantage Areas, Notice 115
• Draft Regulations re the Astronomy Advantage Areas, Notice 116
• Draft Regulations re the Karoo Radio Astronomy Advantage Area for the MeerKAT Radio Telescope, Notice 117
• Draft Regulations re the Karoo Radio Astronomy Advantage Area for the SKA Radio Telescope, Notice 118
• Draft Regulations re the Management Authority Assigned to the Astronomy Advantage Areas, Notice 119
  

Department of Trade and Industry

• Draft Information and Communication Technology Sector Charter, 10 June 2011
  
• The Minister established the Copyright Review Commission and called for submissions on regulating collection societies for collecting and distributing royalties for music
  
• Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill, explanatory summary
  
• Draft Companies Regulations, 2011.  Forms:  Application to Reserve a Name; Compliance Notice; Memorandum of Incorporation; Notice of Amendment of Memorandum of Incorporation; Notice to Show Cause Respecting Reckless Trading; Notice of Resolution to Wind-up Solvent Company; Business Rescue Status Report
  
• Companies Regulations, 2008, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8, part 9, part 10, part 11
  
• Rectification of the Companies Act, 2008.  Comment due date extended
  

Department of Home Affairs

• Films and Publications Amendment Bill, 2006
  

Department of Justice and Constitutional Development

• Proposed Tariff of Compensation Payable to Electronic Communications Service Providers in terms of the Protection from Harassment Act
  
  
• Promotion of Access to Information Amendment Bill, 2011
  
  
• Protection of Personal Information Bill, 2009
  
• SALRC Privacy and Data Protection Report, 2009

• Constitution 17th Amendment Bill, 2009

• Constitution 18th Amendment Bill, 2009 and State Liability Bill, 2009
  

Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism

• National Environmental Management Act
  
• Draft Amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010.  Extension of due date
  
• Further draft Implementation Guidelines (sector guidelines), 29 June 2010, pt 2, pt 3, pt 4, pt 5, pt 6, pt 7, pt 8
  
• Invitation to attend Open Days on the NEMA Amendment Act, 2008 and Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010
  
• Draft Implementation Guidelines, 18 June 2010
  
• Draft National Guidelines on environmental impact assessments for facilities to be included in the electricity plan and for strategically important developments of state owned enterprises
  

Department of State Security

• Protection of Information Bill, 2009.  Explanatory summary.
  

South African Law Reform Commission

• Discussion Paper 122:  Statutory Law Revision (Legislation Administered by the Department of Communications).  Comment due 31 August 2011
  
• Issue Paper on Electronic Evidence.  Comment due 15 August 2010
  

Independent Communications Authority of South Africa


National Consumer Commission (Consumer Protection Act)

• Draft guidelines for the accreditation of Ombud-Schemes
  
• Draft guidelines for the development of industry codes of conduct
  
• Call for proposals for the establishment of the registry for pre-emptive blocking of marketing communications
  
• Draft enforcement guidelines
  

Competition Tribunal

• Notifications of Complaint Referrals
• Dimension Data (Pty) Ltd t/a Internet Solutions v Telkom SA Ltd
  
• Competition Commission v Telkom SA Ltd
  
• Dimension Data (Pty) Ltd t/a Internet Solutions v Telkom SA Ltd
• South African VANS Association and Others v Telkom SA Ltd

.za Domain Name Authority

• Notice of Annual General Meeting, 28 July 2010
  
  
• Amended draft licensing regualtions for .za registries and registrars.  Comment due 14 June 2010
  
• Draft licensing regulations for .za registries and registrars
  

City of Johannesburg

• Draft By-Laws re Rights of Way for Electronic Communications Facilities