Border Management Authority Act, 2020 (Act No. 2 of 2020)Chapter 8 : Committees and Implementation Protocols25. Border Technical Committee |
| (1) | The Border Technical Committee is hereby established. |
| (2) | The Border Technical Committee consists of the Commissioner and the heads of prescribed organs of state or their duly delegated representatives: Provided that a duly delegated representative must be a member of the senior management services of the organ of state. |
| (3) | The Border Technical Committee must advise the Inter-Ministerial Consultative Committee on— |
| (a) | the implementation of legislation, policies and protocols related to border management; |
| (b) | the application, outcomes and operational effectiveness of legislation, policies, protocols, structures, standards, procedures and strategy related to border management; and |
| (c) | any matter referred to it by the Inter-Ministerial Consultative Committee, the Commissioner or any member of the Border Technical Committee. |
| (4) | The Border Technical Committee must report quarterly to the Inter-Ministerial Consultative Committee. |
| (5) | The Commissioner is the chairperson of the Border Technical Committee and the Minister must designate the deputy chairperson of the Committee. |
| (6) | The Border Technical Committee must determine its own rules and procedures that must not be in conflict with the Act or any other legislation. |
| (7) | The Border Technical Committee must refer any dispute that arises at its meetings to the Inter-Ministerial Consultative Committee for resolution. |