Border Management Authority Act, 2020 (Act No. 2 of 2020)RegulationsBorder Management Authority Regulations, 202517. National Targeting Centre |
| (1) | The Centre contemplated in section 11(2)(f) of the Act is hereby established as a unit within the Authority. |
| (2) | The Centre shall consists of— |
| (a) | the head of the Centre; |
| (b) | such number of officials of the Authority as may be appointed by the Commissioner; |
| (d) | competent representatives, with the minimum security clearance level as determined by the Commissioner, of the following organs of state— |
| (i) | State Security Agency; |
| (ii) | SAPS Crime Intelligence; |
| (iii) | Defence Intelligence; |
| (iv) | Customs Unit of the South African Revenue Service; and |
| (v) | Financial Intelligence Centre; and |
| (e) | a representative of any other organ of state as the Commissioner may consider necessary. |
| (3) | The Commissioner must appoint the head of the Centre. |
| (4) | The head of the Centre must— |
| (a) | be a South African citizen; |
| (b) | be suitably qualified to be appointed as the head of the Centre; and |
| (c) | be a commissioned officer. |
| (5) | The head of the Centre may not perform remunerative work outside of his or her official duties unless authorised thereto as contemplated in regulation 13. |
| (6) | The primary purpose of the Centre is to identify, analyse and make recommendations to mitigate risks which affect the border law enforcement areas and ports of entry. |
| (7) | The Centre must, in order to achieve its purpose,— |
| (a) | collect,collate and analyse data and information to identify risks; |
| (b) | develop intelligence on identified risks; |
| (c) | analyse, interpret and prioritise risks and engage in scenario development and analysis; |
| (d) | recommend measures to mitigate, neutralise or resolve identified risks; and |
| (e) | recommend appropriate expertise and adequate support capability, procedures and systems. |
| (8) | The Commissioner must determine— |
| (a) | a detailed functions, operating model and organisational structure; and |
| (b) | the capabilities and system requirements, |
of the Centre.
| (9) | The Commissioner must ensure that the Centre is adequately secured and capacitated for its effective and efficient functioning. |
| (10) | The head of the Centre must provide reports to— |
| (a) | the Commissioner and relevant Deputy Commissioner, as and when required; |
| (b) | the Border Technical Committee, at least on a quarterly basis; and |
| (c) | the Inter-Ministerial Consultative Committee, at least on a quarterly basis. |
| (11) | The Centre must, in carrying out its functions, co-ordinate with the relevant organs of state or any other relevant foreign government entities or international organisations. |