Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013 (Act No. 7 of 2013)Chapter 9 : Administration of Act40. National Policy Framework |
| (1) | The Minister must, after consultation with the Minister in The Presidency responsible for performance monitoring and evaluation, the Ministers of Finance, Home Affairs, Health, International Relations and Cooperation, Labour, Police, Social Development, State Security, and Women, Children and People with Disabilities and the National Director of Public Prosecutions approve a national policy framework, relating to all matters dealt with in this Act, in order to— |
| (a) | ensure a uniform, coordinated and cooperative approach by all government departments, organs of state and institutions in dealing with matters relating to the trafficking of persons; |
| (b) | guide the implementation and administration of this Act; and |
| (c) | enhance service delivery as envisaged in this Act by the development of a plan within available resources. |
| (2) | The Minister must— |
| (a) | within one year after the commencement of this Act, approve and table the policy framework in Parliament; |
| (b) | publish the policy framework in the Gazette within two months after it has been tabled in Parliament; |
| (c) | review the policy framework within three years after its publication in the Gazette and at least once every five years thereafter; and |
| (d) | amend the policy framework when required, in which case the amendments must be tabled in Parliament and published in the Gazette within two months after it has been tabled in Parliament. |