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Annual Report for the 2021/22 Financial Year
Vote 2: Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Part C: Governance

Registrar of Members’ Interests, in terms of sec on 3 of the Members of the Western Cape
Provincial Parliament Code of Conduct Act, 2002 (Act 3 of 2002), from 1 December 2020 to
30 November 2023, in accordance with the condi ons in the adver sement, be confirmed. That the
House further confirms that, in the event that Advocate Burgers does not accept the appointment or
if the posi on of Registrar becomes vacant within six (6) months of the appointment, the
recommenda ons of the interviewing panel be implemented.

Disclosure of Members’ interests
The closing date for the disclosure of Members’ interests was 30 April 2021. All Members submi ed
their completed forms by the due date.

Complaints in terms of the Provincial Code of Conduct
The Commi ee, during the period under review, dealt with an alleged breach of the code by a
Member.

Advice to Members on the Code of Conduct
The Registrar provided advice and assistance to nine Members on the proper comple on of their
disclosure forms.

Access to the public part of the disclosure forms
Three requests for access to the public sec on of disclosure forms were received.

17. HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

17.1. Occupa onal Health and Safety (OHS)

The Serjeant-at-Arms was appointed as the 16.2 in terms of the Occupa onal Health and Safety Act.
The OHS Commi ee held four mee ngs in the period under review. The mee ngs focussed on the
checklists and incident reports provided by the OHS representa ves. The mee ngs also kept track of
the progress with the Hazard Iden fica on and Risk Assessment (HIRA) report, all three ac ons for
2021/22 was achieved.

The annual Members survey for 2021/22 showed a remarkable improvement in the area of OHS,
specifically with the issue of issuing of personal protec ve equipment (PPE) and OHS in general.

17.2. COVID-19

The Serjeant-at-Arms was appointed as the Chairperson of the COVID-19 Task Team. The task team
held quarterly mee ngs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The task team consists of
representa ves from the various directorates, a representa ve from labour and a representa ve
from the stakeholders. A COVID-19 Compliance Officer was appointed to inter alia, ensure that all
venues, offices and mee ngs rooms complied with the regula ons.

A number of public hearing and oversight visits took place during the year under review and the
Compliance Officer was responsible for the sign-off of the in-person engagement forms. This

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