Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission Act

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Gazetted 21-10-2022

03/11/20

: Cabinet approved principles

24/11/20

: Date of gazetting 

27/11/20

: Veritas Commentary on the Bill [link].

11/05/21

: Bill appears on order paper

11/05/21

: Bill introduced to the National Assembly

11/05/21

: First reading

11/05/21

: Bill referred to Parliamentary Legal Committee

07/06/21-11/06/21

: Public Hearings

06/06/21

: Veritas proposed amendments[link]

20/07/21

: PLC issued a non-adverse report

21/07/21

: Bill’s Second Reading (First appearance on order paper)

22/07/21

: Second reading and Minister’s speech[link] 

05/08/21

: Parliamentary Portfolio Committee Report [link]

05/08/21

: Debate and Speeches

23/11/21

: Minister’s response to report and debate

23/11/21

: Second Reading motion approved

10/03/22

: Committee Stage

10/03/22

: Amendments to the Bill referred to the PLC

06/04/22

: PLC issued a non-adverse report on the amendments

07/04/22

: Third Reading

07/04/22

: Bill transferred to Senate

12/04/22

: Bill received from National Assembly

09/06/22

: Minister’s speech

09/06/22

: 2nd reading of the Bill

16/06/22

: Committee Stage

16/06/22

: Third Reading

16/06/22

: Bill passed by both Houses

 

: Presidential Assent

21/10/22

: Bill Gazetted as Act

21/10/22

: Date of commencement.

AND WHEREAS section 210 of the Constitution provides as follows—
An Act of Parliament to provide for an effective and independent mechanism for receiving and investigating complaints from members of the public about misconduct on the part of members of the security services, and for remedying any harm caused by such conduct;
AND WHEREAS it is desirable, in accordance with the Constitution, to make provision for an independent complaints mechanism:
NOW, THEREFORE, be it enacted by the Parliament and the President of Zimbabwe as follows:—
PART I
Preliminary
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission
Act [Chapter 10:34] (No. 5 of 2022).
2 Interpretation
(1) In this Act—
 
 

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