Customary Initiation Act, 2021 (Act No. 2 of 2021)Chapter 2 : Oversight and Coordinating CommitteePart 2 : Provincial Initiation Coordinating Committees16. Technical support teams |
| (1) |
| (a) | The PICC contemplated in section 11(1) may, after consultation with the head of each of the provincial government departments, traditional leadership councils or institutions referred to in subparagraphs (i) to (xi), establish a technical support team consisting of not more than two representatives each of any or all of— |
| (i) | the provincial department responsible for health; |
| (ii) | the provincial department responsible for traditional affairs; |
| (iii) | the provincial department responsible for basic education; |
| (iv) | the provincial department responsible for arts and culture; |
| (v) | the provincial department responsible for social development; |
| (vi) | the provincial department responsible for safety and security; |
| (vii) | the relevant kingship or queenship councils, principal traditional councils or traditional councils; |
| (viii) | the relevant metropolitan, district and local municipalities; |
| (ix) | the emergency services within the particular area; |
| (x) | the SAPS; and |
| (xi) | any other interested body as identified by the PICC. |
| (b) | The PICC may, when necessary and after consultation with the head of each of the national government departments or institutions referred to in subparagraphs (i) to (vii), co-opt to the technical support team not more than two representatives each from any or all of— |
| (i) | the CRL Rights Commission; |
| (ii) | the Department of Justice; |
| (iii) | the Department of Women; |
| (iv) | the Department of Health; |
| (v) | the Department of Social Development; |
| (vi) | the Department of Home Affairs; and |
| (vii) | the NPA. |
| (2) |
| (a) | The PICC contemplated in section 11(2) and (3) may, in consultation with the Premier, determine whether it is necessary to establish a technical support team. |
| (b) | If such a technical support team is to be established, the provisions of subsection (1) apply in so far as it is relevant in the particular province. |
| (3) | A technical support team must perform the functions delegated to it by the PICC, as contemplated in section 15(8). |
| (4) | A Premier may, after consultation with the MEC responsible for initiation and the MEC responsible for health in the relevant province, include a representative of the provincial department of health contemplated in subsection (1)(a)(i) as a member of the PICC. |