2012/13 Annual Report
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GAUTENG PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE ANNUAL REPORT 2012/2013 Your View ~ Our Vision Taking the Legislature to the People of Gauteng Opening of Gauteng Legislature Cultural entertainment at the Opening of the Legislature, held at the Johannesburg City Hall in February 2013. Departmental Annual Report Process was taken to the Communities of Gauteng in October 2012 – Mogale City Local Municipality. 2012 Youth Sector Parliament in partnership with the Ekurhuleni Municipality in celebration of Youth Month was held on 18 June 2012 at the Ekurhuleni Council Chambers in Germiston under the theme - Education and Learning to address Youth unemployment, poverty and inequality. Women’s Sector Parliament, Vereening City Hall, Sedibeng, 20 August 2012, reaffirmed our commitment to the core principles of law making, oversight and, public participation to promote mutual respect, inclusiveness, transparency, accountability, legitimacy and responsiveness. Your View ~ Our Vision Taking the Legislature to the People of Gauteng The Inaugural GPL Interfaith Sector Dialogue In promoting social cohesion, the GPL hosted the inaugural Interfaith Dialogue in March 2013, where religious groups of different faiths gathered to discuss issues of interest in the province and share ideas to solutions. Your View ~ Our Vision Taking the Legislature to the People of Gauteng The Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL) is the parliament of the people of Gauteng. The GPL has the Constitutional mandates of law- making, oversight and scrutiny, co- operative governance and public participation. The GPL makes laws that address the specific needs of the province, conducts oversight over the departments of the province to ensure service delivery, promotes co- operative governance for effective decision-making and conducts public participation in order ensure that the views of the people of Gauteng are incorporated in governance processes. YOUR VIEW ~ OUR VISION CONTENTS Acronyms 2 PART 1: LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION 3 Your View – Our Vision 4 Vision Statement 4 Mission Statement 5 Core Values 5 Preamble to the Constitution 6 PART 2: THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW 7 Section I – Foreword and Legislative Overview 8 Foreword by the Speaker 8 Legislative Overview 18 Corporate Governance Statement 18 Overview of the Work of Committees 22 Section II – Executive Summary 25 Executive Summary by the Secretary to the Gauteng Legislature 26 Section III – Performance Information (non-financial reporting) 33 Statement of Responsibility for Performance Information by the Accounting Officer 34 Institutional Strategic Goals 34 Programme Performance Information 34 Section IV – Governance 143 Risk Management and Internal Controls 144 Fraud & Corruption Prevention 144 Management of Conflict of Interest 146 Health, Safety and Environmental Issues 147 PART 3: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 149 Section V – Human Resources 150 Legislation that Govern Human Resources 151 Introduction 151 Human Resource Statistics 156 PART 4: FINANCIAL INFORMATION 181 Section VI – The Audit Committee 182 The Report of the Audit and Risk Committee 183 Section VII – The Annual Financial Statements 185 Report of the Auditor-General 187 Report of the Accounting Officer 189 Statement of Financial Position 200 Statement of Financial Performance 201 Statement of Changes in Net Assets 202 Cash Flow Statements 203 Accounting Policies 204 Notes to the Annual Financial Statements 226 Detailed Statement of Financial Performance 243 PART 5: OUTLOOK 247 Section VIII – Outlook 2013/2014 248 GAUTENG PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE ANNUAL REPORT 2012/2013 1 ACRONYMS Acronym Description Acronym Description AG Auditor-General KM Knowledge Management Announcements, Tabling and LAC Legislature Acquisitions Council ATC Committee reports Library and Information Association LIASA AV Audio Visual of Southern Africa Broad-Based Black Economic Legislature Information BBBEE LIMS Empowerment Management System BEE Black Economic Empowerment LoGB Leader of Government Business BSC Balanced Scorecard LR Labour Relations CBO Community Based Organisation LSA Legislature Service Act CCTV Closed Circuit Television LSB Legislature Services Board CFO Chief Financial Officer MAC Members Affairs Committee CI Constitutional Imperatives MAD Members Affairs Directorate The Commonwealth Parliamentary M and E Monitoring and Evaluation CPA Association Member of the Provincial MPL CPS Centre for Policy Studies Legislature CRM Customer Relations Management Medium-Term Expenditure MTEF Framework Committee on the Scrutiny of CSSL Subordinate Legislation NCOP National Council of Provinces EAP Employee Assistance Programme National Education Health and NEHAWU Allied Workers Union ECC Events Coordinating Committee NIA National Intelligence Agency ED Executive Director Oversight Committee on the EEA Employment Equity Act OCPOL Premier’s Office and the Legislature EFT Electronic Funds Transfer OD Organisational Development EMS Emergency Medical Services Occupational Health and Safety OHASA ERP Enterprise Resource Planning Act EU European Union OSS Operational Support Services European Union Legislature EULSP PCO Parliamentary Constituency Office Services Programme Programme Evaluation and Budget PEBA FIS Focused Intervention Study Analysis GPG Gauteng Provincial Government PFMA Public Finance Management Act GPL Gauteng Provincial Legislature Personnel Performance PPMS Management System GRAP Generally Recognised Accounting Practice PPP Public Participation and Petitions HRD Human Resource Development PSOM Public Service Oversight Model HRM Human Resource Management Public Switched Telephone PSTN HC Human Capital Network HR Human Resources Southern African Development SADC Information and Communication Community ICT Technologies Secretaries Association of SALSA ID Identification Document Legislatures in South Africa IEC Independent Electoral Commission South African Non-Governmental SANGONET IoD Institute of Directorates Organisation Network IP Intellectual Property SAP Systems Applications Processes Integrated Performance IPMS SAPS South African Police Services Management System Standing Committee on Public SCOPA ISS Institutional Support Services Accounts IT Information Technology SDA Skills Development Act Johannesburg Development Sector Education and Training JDA SETA Agency Authorities Johannesburg Metropolitan Police JMPD SLA Service Level Agreement Department Special Libraries and Information SLIS JOC Joint Operating Centre Sector UNISA University of South Africa VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol 2 GAUTENG PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE ANNUAL REPORT 2012/2013 PART 1 LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION 3 YOUR VIEW ~ OUR VISION The Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL) was established in 1994 in terms of the 1993 Interim Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. It now exists in terms of section 108 of the 1996 Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Constitution). The GPL is an autonomous institution, empowered by the Constitution to make laws, oversee the performance of the provincial government, promote co-operative governance and carry out public participation for the electorate of the Gauteng Province. Since its establishment, the GPL has focused its energies on building an institution that gives effect to its constitutional mandates. This has not been a static process. Increasingly, the GPL had to gear itself to respond to broader developments within the national and provincial environment. The GPL is located in a province characterised by a rapid process of transition, growth and development. South Africa’s second decade of democracy has brought with it high expectations from the people of Gauteng, that the vision of a “Better life for all” will become a reality. In this context, there is an increasing expectation that government should deliver on its promises through effective governance and efficient service delivery. In line with this expectation, it is the strategic choice of the GPL to be more visible and active in its role as the voice of the people. The GPL has chosen to assert its role as a key institution of democracy. To achieve this, it has to, amongst other tasks: • Deliver on its constitutional mandates; • Position itself as the voice of the people; • Ensure that the public understands its roles and functions; • Harness, co-ordinate and motivate its internal resources; and • Report and communicate its achievements to the people of Gauteng. In view of the above, the GPL has accelerated its political mandate of mobilising social forces around public participation, whilst also transforming itself into an agent of change, and representing a democratic institution ready to discharge its key role in social transformation by encouraging public participation in its core activities, thus soliciting the views of the electorate and ultimately converting this vision into reality. VISION STATEMENT Fostering public pride and confidence in democracy and enhancing service delivery to the people of Gauteng. GAUTENG PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE ANNUAL REPORT 2012/2013 4 MISSION STATEMENT In observing our constitutional obligations, the GPL will: • Be a modern, dynamic African legislature of the 21st Century; • Be a caring, responsive, activist and transformative legislature; • Reflect the values, aspirations and cultures of South Africa; • Be the most competent, accessible, transparent and accountable legislature; • Foster ethical and good governance; • Attract, develop and retain skilled and professional staff; • Create a conducive working environment for all diverse groups; and • Recognise staff contributions,