[Section 6 heading substituted by section 4 and 23(a) of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate Amendment Act, 15 of 2024, Notice No. 5081, GG50990 dated 30 July 2024 - effective 29 August 2025 per Commencement Proclamation 283 of GG53243 dated 29 August 2025]
| (a) | appoint a panel to assist the Minister to identify suitably qualified candidates for appointment as the Executive Director, in accordance with a procedure determined by the Minister; and |
| (b) | nominate a suitably qualified person and submit the name of such person to the relevant Parliamentary Committee. |
| (2) | The relevant Parliamentary Committee must, within a period of 30 parliamentary working days from the date of the submission of the name of the suitably qualified person contemplated in subsection (1)(b), confirm or reject such nomination. |
(3)
| (a) | In the event of the nomination made in terms of subsection (1)(b) being confirmed by the relevant Parliamentary Committee, the Minister must appoint the nominated person as the Executive Director to head the Directorate in accordance with the responsibilities listed in section 7, for a non-renewable period of seven years. |
| (b) | The person to be appointed as Executive Director must— |
| (i) | be a South African citizen; |
| (ii) | be a fit and proper person; |
| (iii) | possess an appropriate qualification in law, safety and security, or in administration of criminal justice or forensic investigation; |
| (iv) | have knowledge of safety and security, the policing environment and public administration for a cumulative period of between eight to 10 years at senior management level, at least three years of which must be within an organ of state as defined in the Constitution; and |
| (v) | with due regard to his or her experience, demonstrate high levels of conscientiousness, integrity and commitment to human rights. |
| (4) | The remuneration, allowances, benefits and other terms and conditions of service of the Executive Director must be determined by the Minister, with the concurrence of the Minister responsible for Finance. |
(5)
| (a) | When the Executive Director is unable to perform the functions of office, or when the Executive Director position is vacant, the Minister may, with the concurrence of the relevant Parliamentary Committee, designate another person to act as Executive Director until the Executive Director returns to perform the functions of office, or until the vacant post is filled; and |
| (b) | In the event of the Executive Director position being vacant, the position must be filled within six months from the date of such vacancy in accordance with the process contemplated in subsections (1) to (4). |
| (c) | If the vacant Executive Director position is not filled within a period of six months, the Minister must provide the relevant Parliamentary Committee and the Minister for Public Service and Administration with reasons for the delay and request an extension of the period which must not exceed a further period of six months. |
[Section 6 substituted by section 4 of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate Amendment Act, 15 of 2024, Notice No. 5081, GG50990 dated 30 July 2024 - effective 29 August 2025 per Commencement Proclamation 283 of GG53243 dated 29 August 2025]
