# summary - Link: https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/marine-sector-plans/summary/ - Published: 2023-05-03T15:14:59+02:00 - Author: dearSA [ view the participation page](https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/marine-sector-plans/) Report on the participation _coming soon_ Public comments as delivered ⌊Loader⌉ Loading... ⌊EAD Logo⌉ Taking too long? ⌊Reload⌉ Reload document | [ ⌊Open⌉ Open in new tab ](https://cdn.dearsouthafrica.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01100146/DFFE-marine.pdf) [Download [0.97 MB] ](https://cdn.dearsouthafrica.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/01100146/DFFE-marine.pdf) ### STATEMENTS FROM CIVIL ORGANISATIONS Click on a logo to view. Want to display your organisation’s statement? [Click here. ](https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/marine-sector-plans/summary/ msp@dearsouthafrica.co.za?subject=org info for Marine Sector Plans info page) Close ### Freedom of Religion SA (FOR SA) TEMPLATE PROVIDED BY FOR SA ### I strongly oppose the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill [B9B – 2018], which I believe to be unconstitutional and unnecessary, for the following reasons: 1. The Bill violates our constitutional rights as religious persons to express our religious beliefs without fear of punishment or persecution (section 15, read with section 16). Increasingly, around the world but also in South Africa, various holy scriptures (particularly on contentious issues) are regarded as “politically incorrect” or “offensive”, allegedly causing emotional and/or social harm. 2. I specifically oppose the Bill’s: 3. a. wide definition of “harm” (in Clause 1); b. the failure to define “hatred” (in Clause 1); and c. definition of, and creation of, the crime of “hate speech” (in Clause 4). 4. The creation of the crime of “hate speech” for saying / distributing something which could possibly be construed as “harmful”, will have certain unintended consequences, namely the criminalisation of good / well-meaning people who will be prosecuted for saying what they sincerely believe (according to their holy texts) and sent to jail. 5. There are already sufficient existing laws dealing with “hate speech”. 6. For all of the reasons given, I ask: 7. a. For the scrapping of the “hate speech” sections from the Bill altogether; b. Alternatively, should the “hate speech” provisions remain part of the Bill, we ask: c. a. That “harm” be defined as: “gross emotional and psychological detriment that objectively and severely undermines the human dignity of the targeted group”; and b. That “hatred” be defined as: “strong and deeply-felt emotions of enmity, ill- will, detestation, malevolence and vilification against members of an identifiable group, that implies that members of that group are to be despised, scorned, denied respect and subjected to ill-treatment based on their group affiliation”. d. That Clause 4(2)(d) (the “religious exemption clause”) be strengthened as follows to protect: _“expression of any religious conviction, tenet, belief, teaching, doctrine or writings, by a religious organisation or an individual, in public or in private, to the extent that such expression does not actively support, instigate, exhort, or call for extreme detestation, vilification, enmity, ill-will and malevolence that constitutes incitement to cause gross emotional and psychological harm that severely undermines the dignity of the targeted group, based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexual orientation”._ Reasons for stakeholder engagement In engaging stakeholders, the MSP NWG seeks to ensure that the MSP process is transparent, coordinated and that stakeholders understand how they can be involved, contribute and influence the plan’s development. Stakeholder expertise and knowledge is used to bring together the best available knowledge base for the MSP process. Stakeholder engagement approach Next planning process steps and stakeholder engagement opportunities Marine Spatial Planning in general, in South Africa and process to-date Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) in a nutshell: isiZulu BACKGROUND The draft Marine Sector Plans have been prepared by sector national government departments to support the development of Marine Area Plans as part of the Marine Spatial Planning process. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, supported by the National Working Group on Marine Spatial Planning, will lead and guide the public participation process for Marine Sector Plans development as envisaged in the Marine Spatial Planning Act. Marine Sector Plans specify the overall developmental objectives and priorities of each sector from a national point of view and the extent of its spatial presence and interests. They specify and outline the spatial claims and interests of each sector in the South African marine environment. The published draft Marine Sector Plans are therefore not the integrated Marine Area Plans but are critical inputs for the next step of developing integrated cross- sectoral Marine Area Plans and as such, they serve as the sectors’ proposals that will need to be considered during the development of Marine Area Plans. Notice ⌊Loader⌉ Loading... ⌊EAD Logo⌉ Taking too long? ⌊Reload⌉ Reload document | [ ⌊Open⌉ Open in new tab ](https://cdn.dearsouthafrica.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/03144056/Government-Gazzette-48187gon3132.pdf) [Download [104.95 KB] ](https://cdn.dearsouthafrica.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/03144056/Government-Gazzette-48187gon3132.pdf) Marine Biodiversity Sector Plan ⌊Loader⌉ Loading... ⌊EAD Logo⌉ Taking too long? ⌊Reload⌉ Reload document | [ ⌊Open⌉ Open in new tab ](https://cdn.dearsouthafrica.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/03144520/inputforMSPsectorplan_biodiversity.pdf) [Download [490.50 KB] ](https://cdn.dearsouthafrica.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/03144520/inputforMSPsectorplan_biodiversity.pdf) Coastal and Marine Tourism Sector Plan ⌊Loader⌉ Loading... ⌊EAD Logo⌉ Taking too long? ⌊Reload⌉ Reload document | [ ⌊Open⌉ Open in new tab ](https://cdn.dearsouthafrica.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/03144759/inputforMSPsectorplan_tourism.pdf) [Download [123.56 KB] ](https://cdn.dearsouthafrica.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/03144759/inputforMSPsectorplan_tourism.pdf) Marine Transport and Ports Sector Plan ⌊Loader⌉ Loading... ⌊EAD Logo⌉ Taking too long? 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