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FMF 2024 submission on General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill
The FMF’s submission on the 2023 GILAB.
14 February 2024
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The FMF’s submission on the 2023 GILAB.
Competition Commission Summary The Free Market Foundation is of the view that the draft Public Interest Guidelines for Merger Control undermines the constitutional imperative of
The NHI Bill is politically motivated, unaffordable, incapable of delivering better health outcomes, and will infringe on numerous constitutional rights.
Since the Constitution’s public participation conditions have not been met, and since no compliant SEIA has been produced, we urge the Committee to refer the Bill back to the Department.
In general, the Bill seeks to make it too easy for government to engage in expropriation in general, and must be beefed up with additional safeguards for the rights and interests of citizens and others who own property in South Africa.
Despite the fact that the Constitution is often heralded as one of the most liberal in the world, it has been applied and interpreted in profoundly illiberal ways.
Expropriation without compensation is offensive to constitutionalism, and should not be considered a valid route to a prosperous future.
The Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill violates various of the imperatives of the Rule of Law.
The FMF has identified various provisions in the Expropriation Bill that fall foul of the imperatives of property rights and of the advancement of human rights and the Rule of Law. Where appropriate, we recommend rectification or removal from the final version of the Bill.
Other matters in the national political discourse, such as calls for expropriation without compensation, have overshadowed the debate on the Bill. This has predictably led to insubstantial public participation, which severely undermines the legitimacy of the proposed law.