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2002 Workshop Schedule
 













































 
MONDAY 18 NOVEMBER
08:00 - 08:30 Registration (outside 5-56 Edu/Law)
 
08:30 - 08:45 Mr Enver Daniels, Chief State Law Adviser Opening address
08:45 - 10:15 Adv Annalize Nienaber, Faculty of Law, UP The demands of Plain Language drafting in the new South Africa
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee / tea  
10:45 - 12:00 Prof Kathy Patchel, IU, Indianapolis, USA A critical analysis of Plain Language drafting
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch (Adlers)  
13:30 - 15:00 Practical group sessions  
15:00 - 16:00 Plenary session (report back)  
TUESDAY 19 NOVEMBER
08:30 - 10:15 Registration (outside 5-56 Edu/Law) Advanced principles of legislative drafting: amendments
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee  
10:45 - 12:00 Dr Mike van Heerden, UNISA  Advanced principles of legislative drafting: “Cleaning up” of existing legislation
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch (Adlers)  
13:30 - 15:30 Practical group sessions  
15:30 - 16:00 Plenary session (report back)  
WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER
08:30 - 10:15 Adv Michelle Olwage, Deputy Chief State Law Advisor, and Ms Alta Stelling, Secondary Legislation Advanced principles of legislative drafting delegated legislation
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee  
10:15 - 12:00 Adv Michelle Olwage, Deputy Chief State Law Advisor, and Ms Alta Stelling, Secondary Legislation Advanced principles of legislative drafting delegated legislation

12:00 - 13:30
Lunch (Adlers)  

12:00 - 13:30
Practical group sessions  
15:00 - 16:00 Plenary session (report back)  
THURSDAY 21 NOVEMBER
08:30 - 10:15 Mr Barry Bekink, Faculty of Law, UP Advanced principles of legislative drafting:
provincial and local government legislation
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee  
10:45 - 12:00 Mr Barry Bekink, Faculty of Law, UP Advanced principles of legislative drafting:
provincial and local government legislation
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch (Adlers)  
13:30 - 15:00 Practical group sessions  
15:00 - 16:00 Plenary session (report back)  
FRIDAY 22 NOVEMBER
08:30 - 10:15 Ms Jakkie Wessels, Justice College Legislative drafting and the demands of the Administrative Justice Act, the Equality Act and the Access to Information Act
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee  
10:45 - 12:00 Ms Jakkie Wessels, Justice College Legislative drafting and the demands of the Administrative Justice Act, the Equality Act and the Access to Information Act
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch (Adlers)  
13:30 - 15:00 Practical group sessions  
15:00 - 16:00 Report back  
SATURDAY 23 NOVEMBER
09:00 - 10:15 Prof David Burdette, Faculty of Law, UP Legislative drafting: the long and winding road
10:15 - 10:45 Prof David Burdette, Faculty of Law, UP  
10:45 - 12:00 Judge Pierre Olivier, South African Supreme Court of Appeal Legislative drafting: a view from the Bench
12:00 - 12:15 Prof Duard Kleyn, Dean of the Faculty of Law, UP Closing remarks
12:15 - 15:00 Lunch (Adlers)  

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