Use of Official Languages Act, 2012 (Act No. 12 of 2012)9. Monitoring of and reporting on use of official languages |
| (1) | The Minister is responsible for monitoring the use of official languages by the national government for government purposes. |
| (2) | Every national department, national public entity and national public enterprise must submit a report to the Minister and to the Pan South African Language Board annually on— |
| (a) | the activities of its language unit; |
| (b) | the implementation of its language policy; |
| (c) | any complaints received regarding its use of official languages and the manner in which these complaints were dealt with; and |
| (d) | any other matter that the Minister may prescribe. |
| (3) | The Minister may prescribe the form and content of the reports to be submitted and the timeframes for submitting such reports. |
| (4) | Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (2) and (3), the Minister may at any time require any national department, national public entity or national public enterprise to submit a report to the Minister on its use of official languages, within a time period determined by the Minister. |
| (5) | The Minister may instruct a national department, national public entity or national public enterprise that has failed to comply with any provision of this Act to comply with the Act within a time period determined by the Minister. |