RTIA Annual Report E-Book

4. REGISTRAR’S OVERVIEW

accounts were handed over to the RTIA from RTMC. The Banks delayed in furnishing the Agency with financial records of more than five years because of the restrictions found in the National Archives Act. Management eventually managed to obtain such requested information, albeit after the closure of the audit process. This meant that the adjusted statement of unallocated receipts could not form part of the audit process. This delayed information will be subjected to the interim audit process, which will be undertaken before the next audit. Organisational Performance As indicated above, there has been a vast improvement in RTIA’s performance compared to the previous financial year. The improved performance against targets resulted in the achievement of 76% of the targets (compared to 50% in 2022/2023) contracted on the Annual Performance plan with a significant improvement in the governance and internal control environment compared to prior years. It is further important to mention that the audit outcomes of this performance information did not attract any material findings. In the year under review the Agency, continued to build its strategic relationship with the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), which provides support with system upgrades on the National Contraventions Register (NCR). Critically, the Agency continued its strategic engagements with Municipalities around the country and assisting them with their AARTO Readiness processes. The Agency also introduced AARTO legislative training workshops offered to key stakeholders, such as South Africa Insurance Association, National Taxi Alliance, ESKOM, Tshwane Taxi Association, PRASA Autopax, G- Fleet, CANCOM and NEDLAC. The Agency is eagerly looking forward to the proclamation of the AARTO Amendment Act, the promulgation of the AARTO supporting regulations as well as the implementation of the

The financial year 2023/2024 under review has been seminal following the adverse Pretoria High Court Judgment, which declared the AARTO Act invalid and un constitutional. This negatively affected the AARTO National Rollout Programme. The Department of Transport appealed the judgement leading to a successful Constitutional Court judgement handed down in favour of the RTIA on the 12th of July 2023.

Mr M MOLOI REGISTRAR

This positive Constitutional Court Judgement enabled the RTIA to forge ahead with preparations for the AARTO National Rollout project. This further enabled the Agency to put together a remedial plan for a seamless implementation of annual targets, negatively affected by the Pretoria High Court judgement for implementation during the 2024/25 financial year post the positive Constitutional Court judgement that declared AARTO legal and valid. The Agency was also able to complete the AARTO Readiness Assessment Report critical to the AARTO Master Implementation Plan for a successful AARTO national rollout programme. In the audit for the financial year under review 2023/2024, the Agency received a qualified audit opinion, which was a similar audit outcome which it obtained during 2022/2023, financial year. The material findings raised by the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA), were on the AARTO assets and liabilities, which was impacted by the opening balance on the unallocated receipts. The auditors requested supporting documents to such unallocated receipts dating back to 2013, when the bank

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Road Traffic Infringement Agency • Annual Report 2023/24