Public Protector to work closely with
Engineering Council
Thursday, 21 October 2010
The Public Protector and the Engineering Council of South
Africa are exploring ways and means of collaborating on
future investigations relating to maladministration
incidents that involve engineering companies and
professionals.
Public Protector Adv Thuli Madonsela and Deputy Public
Protector Adv Mamiki Shai met with Christopher Campbell, the
Council’s President, on Thursday, 21 October 2010 to discuss
their institutions’ respective roles.
During the meeting, the two parties agreed to develop and
sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which will see,
among other things, the Council availing technical support
to assist the Public Protector in investigations involving
the built environment.
The MOU will also cover possible cooperation by the two
institutions to accelerate the process of changing the law
to close loopholes that allow companies and professionals
that are not registered to undertake state contracts without
being accountable to a professional body.
The parties further agreed that there was a need for an
integrated regulatory framework for the engineering
profession, particularly where members of this profession
undertake public works as this is important for public
health and safety.
Issued by Public Protector South Africa. For more
information contact:
Oupa Segalwe
Manager: Outreach, Education and Communications
Public Protector South Africa
072 264 3273
012 366 7035
oupas@pprotect.org
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