PRESENTATION OF THE AUTHORITY

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PRESENTATION OF THE AUTHORITYS ANNUAL REPORT TO
THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON SAFETY SECURITY 4TH
NOVEMBER 2005
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Governance of the Authority
The Authority is governed and controlled by the
Council appointed by the Minister for Safety and
Security in consultation with Cabinet. Council
members are independent from the private security
industry and have no direct or indirect financial
or personal interest in the industry. The
Authority acts through the Council and all acts
of the Council are regarded as acts of the
Authority. The Council consists of a
Chairperson, a Vice Chairperson and three
additional Councilors.
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Composition of the Council for the Private
Security Industry Regulatory Authority
ACTING CHAIRPERSON Councilor Fazel Randera
VICE CHAIRPERSON Vacant
Councilor T. Ndlovu
Councilor Mary de Haas
Councilor Sipho Majombozi
Established 14 February 2002 Lifespan A
Councilor is appointed for a period not exceeding
three years and is eligible for re-appointment.
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What is the Private Security Industry Regulatory
Authority in a legal sense?

• It is a
• Statutory
• Semi-Autonomous
• 3. Self-Funding
• 4. Organ of State
• 5. With the status of a juristic person (it
  exists independently from its members or
  personnel)
• Charged with executive responsibility to exercise
  control over the private security industry, as
  represented by security service providers, in
  terms of its statutory objects and by using its
  statutory powers

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What is the purpose of the Private Security
Industry Regulation Act and why the necessity for
legislation?
The establishment of the Private Security
Industry Regulatory Authority To provide for
the governance of the new Authority by a council
of persons who are independent of the private
security industry To provide principles for the
proper regulation of the occupation of security
service provider and of the security industry so
as to ensure that the security industry does not
threaten or harm the national interest, the
public interest or the reputation of the
industry To promote and encourage
professionalism in the security industry and the
principles of democracy, transparency, equality,
accessibility and the satisfaction of the needs
of the community with regard to security
services To provide for the promulgation of an
enforceable code of conduct for security service
providers which prescribes the procedures for its
enforcement, including differential penalties in
respect of different categories of security
service providers To achieve and maintain a
trustworthy and legitimate security industry
which acts in terms of the principles contained
in the Constitution and other applicable law, and
is capable of ensuring that there is greater
safety and security in the country.
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Primary Statutory Regulatory Functions
promote a legitimate private security industry
ensure that all security service providers act
in the public and national interest promote
professionalism, transparency accountability,
equity and accessibility promote stability
promote and encourage trustworthiness
determine and enforce minimum
standards encourage and promote efficiency and
responsibility with regard to the rendering of
security services promote, maintain and protect
the status and interests of the occupation of
security service provider ensure that the
process of registration of security service
providers is transparent, fair, objective and
concluded timeously promote high standards in
training encourage ownership and control of
security businesses by persons historically
disadvantaged
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Functions
encourage equal opportunity employment practices
in the private security industry promote the
protection and enforcement of the rights of
security officers and other employees in the
private security industry ensure that
compliance with existing legislation by security
service providers protect the interests of the
users of security services promote the
development of security services which are
responsive to the needs of users of such services
and of the community promote the empowerment
and advancement of persons who were historically
disadvantaged through unfair discrimination in
the
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What are the objects of regulating the security
industry?
The protection of the public interest and the
State interest.   Ensuring that a proper quality
of service is rendered to consumers.   The
protection of the rights of employee security
officers.   The promotion and protection of the
status of the occupation of security service
provider.   The collection of accurate
information on the occupation of security service
provider and the private security industry in
general.
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ROLE AND STRATEGIC VISION OF THE COUNCIL
1. Role of the Council in relation to the
Minister for Safety Security
2. Accountability of the Council and Chairperson
of the Council
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3. Councils Strategic Priorities for the next 3
years
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