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    "content": "National Treasury under the PFM Act, 2012, and by Parliament under the Statutory Instruments Act, 2013. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in terms of what the Committee and this House can do, the Committee undertook and indeed committed itself to initiate a review of the Victim Protection Act to address the textual conflict between Section 19(4) and Section 32(2) of the Act, as well as Section 31, which is requiring incorporation of the victim protection as an incorporated body. The Committee further undertook to commence a comprehensive post-legislation scrutiny exercise on laws enacted by Parliament, which are yet to be fully implemented, focusing on laws within the thematic mandate of the Committee. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this was informed by the desire to ensure that whatever laws we enact in this House are followed up for purposes of implementation. The business of this House is not just to ensure laws are enacted, but that the enacted laws indeed serve the purpose for which they were put before the House. As I conclude, allow me to thank the members of the Committee for their diligence and insight during the consideration of this Petition. I also wish to thank the petitioner for bringing this matter to the attention of the Senate, as well as the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG), for the submissions it made in response to the Petition. Lastly, I wish to thank the office of the Speaker as well as the office of the Clerk for the support accorded to my Committee during the deliberation of this Petition. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is now my pleasant duty pursuant to Standing Order No. 238 to present the report of the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights on the Petition by Mr. Nayan Savla regarding the delay in developing and launching victims’ rights charter. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to Table."
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