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Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities Act, 2002 (Act No. 19 of 2002)

Part 5 : National Consultative Conference

26. Composition

 

1) A national consultative conference may comprise such persons as the Commission may invite, but must include-
a) members of the Commission;
b) delegates from cultural, religious and linguistic communities;
c) delegates from every community council recognised in terms of section 37;
d) delegates from the National House of Traditional Leaders, the South African Human Rights Commission, the Pan South African Language Board, the Commission on Gender Equality and the National Youth Commission;
e) delegates from the national government designated by the Minister;
f) delegates from each provincial government designated by the Premier of the province concerned; and
g) delegates designated by organised local government.

 

2) The Commission must-
a) through advertisements in the media, nationally and in each of the provinces, invite cultural, religious and linguistic communities to nominate delegates representing those communities to a national conference;
b) take further steps to invite organisations and individuals in order to ensure broad representation in respect of delegates referred to in subsection (1)(b).

 

3) The Commission, after consultation with the Minister, may-
a) determine the maximum number of delegates to a national consultative conference; and
b) determine the maximum number of delegates that may be designated or invited in terms of subsection (1)(d), (e), (f) and (g).

 

4) The number of delegates designated or invited in terms of subsection (1)(d), (e), (f) and (g) may not exceed one-third of the maximum number of delegates to a national consultative conference.

 

5) Any institution or body sending delegates to a conference must give due consideration to gender balance in the selection of delegates.