ABOUT THE HSRC

HSRC Act

HSRC Act, No. 17 of 2008 was published in the Government Gazette No. 31470 of 30 September 2008. The Act comes into effect on a date to be proclaimed by the President in the Government Gazette.

The aim of the Act is "To provide for the promotion of research in the field of human sciences in order to improve understanding of social conditions and the process of social change; to provide for the continued existence of the Human Sciences Research Council; and to provide for matters connected therewith."

• Download the HSRC Act, No. 17 of 2008  

The new legislation replaces the Human Sciences Research Act, 1968 (Act No. 23 of 1968).

Background documents

• Discussion document 
• Draft HSRC Bill 
• HSRC Act (Act 23 of 1968)  
• HSRC Institutional Review 2003 
• Chapter 6: The HSRC's public purposes 
• Council's response to the review 
• The final HSRC Bill [16B-07]  ,
  incorporating the Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology's amendments,
  was tabled in Parliament on 13 September 2007. 

Enquiries: Ms Mbali Mkhize