Submission on the Non-Profit Organisation Amendment Bill 2021.

The HSF welcomes the opportunity to make submissions to the Department of Social Development on the Non-Profit Organisation Amendment Bill 2021. [...] CLAUSE COMMENTED ON PROPOSAL MOTIVATION Section 4: Establishment of a The introduction of an Independence in this regard ensures Directorate for Non-profit independent registration body fairness and uniformity in the process of Organisations comprising representatives of registration. [...] Section 8 states that the This registration body should be The registration body cannot function Minister must designate an as independent from independently if the Minister is able to employee of the national government as possible and as designate its Director. [...] There will not be department as the Director of such the Minister should not sufficient checks and balances in place to Non-profit Organisations to be designate who should be ensure that this body performs its in charge of the Directorate and employed as the director functions independently of the political will to perform the other functions thereof. [...] The HSF shares the view of the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General on Human Rights 2 Financial Action Task Force, ‘International Standards on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation: The FATF Recommendations’ (2012-2022) para 6(b).