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    "content": "community association or a traditional leader. Communication must begin early and some sort of discourse has to happen at that particular level. his is because matters lands are so sensitive that if the title deed is given to somebody who will abuse that title--- Maybe, we should even have very strict provisions about how that land can be sold, so that we do not have somebody who has been given the responsibility and authority to hold that land, being the one who is going to give it away. That sort of clear demarcation of who is in charge and the responsibilities that go with it are very important Madam Temporary Speaker, more importantly, in Clause 14, the land is going to be registered and clear provisions have been given for that, including the estimation of the size of the community at the time of the registration and the particulars of the members for that particular community that has been put into place. Part II, on the administration and management of community land also delves into detail. One of the most important components of this Bill is the setting up of a properly registered committee that will need to have representation at all levels and hold regular and democratic elections; that we would have to keep proper books of accounts so that for this particular group and committee, they can run the show. Madam Temporary Speaker, the distribution is also gender inclusive and cuts out anybody who is 35 years and younger. We are therefore thinking that the level of maturity is key here. If there is a correlation between age and maturity, then this might be important. It is not always that obvious. Two members; a man and a woman, representing the youth is very critical. All these have been provided. I do not want to go into details because of time, but I would just like to note that there is at least gender representation. This committee will actually manage and administer community land on behalf of the communities, facilitate recording and perform any other functions as stipulated by the Act. Clause 22 is critical because it talks about removal of Committee members, for example, where there has been a variation or gross misconduct. Where a person ceases to be a member of that Committee, he has to do so in writing. So, there is a level of formality. Madam Temporary Speaker, we must remember that we are dealing with communities which are usually more informal. Again, it is really important and I cannot overstress that discourse, education and people understanding what is going on will be very critical. We do not want a situation where those who are more educated in matters of land run away and put people in a very difficult position. There is also a community land board which will be overall in charge of, for example, very specific issues of overseeing the management, administration of the functions, monitoring and evaluation and compliance of the committee as a board so that they do what the committees have actually stipulated. Clause 32 is critical in that it creates community lands appeal boards. This gives a chance for those who feel that classification has not been done appropriately and can make a point of reference in terms of being considered. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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