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Independent Police Investigative Directorate Act, 2011 (Act No. 1 of 2011)

Chapter 2 : National Office

9. Functions of national office

 

The functions of the national office are to—

 

(a) give strategic leadership to the Directorate;

 

(b) develop and implement policy for the Directorate;

 

(c) oversee and monitor performance at provincial level and intervene to rectify challenges where necessary;

 

(d) gather, keep and analyse information in relation to investigations;

 

(e) identify and review legislative needs in consultation with the Secretariat and report on such matters to the Minister;

[Section 9(e) substituted by section 7 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]

 

(f) do internal auditing of the Directorate;

 

(g) provide administrative support to the Directorate;

 

(h) strengthen the co-operative relationship between the Directorate and the Secretariat;

 

(i) report to the relevant MEC on matters referred to the Executive Director by the MEC;

 

(j) submit an annual report to the Minister and to Parliament;

 

(k) implement information measures to develop public awareness of the provisions of this Act;

 

(l) deal with any other matter referred to it by the Minister;

 

(m) make recommendations to the South African Police Service resulting from investigations done by the Directorate; and

 

(n) report twice a year to Parliament on the number and type of cases investigated, the recommendations, the detail and outcome of those recommendations.