principles and the protection of the equality of all citizens, particularly the enhancement of
full citizenship and equality of women. The Parties hereby agree:
a) that they shall set up a Select Committee of Parliament composed of representatives of
the Parties whose terms of reference shall be as follows:
i.
to set up such subcommittees chaired by a member of Parliament and composed
of members of Parliament and representatives of Civil Society as may be
necessary to assist the Select Committee in performing its mandate herein;
ii.
to hold such public hearings and such consultations as it may deem necessary in
the process of public consultation over the making of a new constitution for
Zimbabwe;
iii.
to convene an All Stakeholders Conference to consult stakeholders on their
representation in the sub-committees referred to above and such related matters as
may assist the committee in its work;
iv.
to table its draft Constitution to a 2nd All Stakeholders Conference; and
v.
to report to Parliament on its recommendations over the content of a New
Constitution for Zimbabwe
a) that the draft Constitution recommended by the Select Committee shall be submitted to a
referendum;
b) that, in implementing the above, the following time frames shall apply:
i.
the Select Committee shall be set up within two months of inception of a new
government;
ii.
the convening of the first All Stakeholders Conference shall be within 3 months of
the date of the appointment of the Select Committee;
iii.
the public consultation process shall be completed no later than 4 months of the
date of the first All Stakeholders Conference;
iv.
the draft Constitution shall be tabled within 3 months of completion of the public
consultation process to a second All Stakeholders Conference;
v.
the draft Constitution and the accompanying Report shall be tabled before
Parliament within 1 month of the second All Stakeholders Conference;
vi.
the draft Constitution and the accompanying Report shall be debated in Parliament
and the debate concluded within one month;
vii.
the draft Constitution emerging from Parliament shall be gazetted before the
holding of a referendum;
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The Constitution Select Committee (COPAC) Report to Parliament, February 2013