DA compels Energy Chairperson to release all nuke documents by October 11th
20 September 2016
Today, the DA utilised a Parliamentary Legal Opinion to compel the Minister of Energy, Tina Joematt-Pettersson, to release to Parliament all documents relating to the nuclear new build programme, set to commence on 30 September 2016, by no later than October 3rd 2016.
The legal opinion states that:
“ In performing its functions, the Committee is empowered to summon any person to produce a document a document it requires in carrying out its functions.”
With regard to documents that may contain confidential information, the National Assembly Rules provide a mechanism for the Chairperson to declare the document as confidential and limit access to the information.