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Road Traffic Infringement Agency Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Notes to the Annual Financial Statements Figures in Rand 2024 2023

17. Contingencies and contingent liabilities

Unfair Discrimination

The Applicants referred the matter to the CCMA for unfair discrimination. Conciliation was unsuccessful and the applicants have referred the matter to the Labour Court, no papers have been served to the Agency yet. Surrender of surpluses The entity annually declares all surpluses or deficits to the relevant Treasury from the period 1 August to 30 September of each year, using its audited annual financial statements as the basis for calculation of surpluses or deficits. The entity submits requests to the relevant Treasury to retain surpluses in terms of section 53(3) of the PFMA, as and when appropriate. Unless exempted by the National Treasury, the entity invests surplus funds with the Corporation for Public Deposits. The entity surrenders for re-depositing into the relevant Revenue Fund, all surpluses that were realised in a particular financial year: which were not approved for retention by the relevant Treasury in terms of section 53(3) of the PFMA; or where no application was made to the relevant Treasury to accumulate the surplus in terms of section 53(3) of the PFMA. The surpluses are surrendered for re-depositing into the relevant Revenue Fund by no later than 30 November of each year, as prescribed. Failure by the entity to submit a surplus retention b) a)

Defamation Matter

The applicant instituted proceedings against the RTIA in the High Court of South Africa Gauteng Local Division alleging malicious, frivolous and vexatious precautionary suspension and disciplinary hearing on a fabricated charge of misrepresentation brought by the RTIA. The applicant is suing the Agency in a defamation claim for an amount of R3 million following the charge related to falsification. Other Former Employee Matters The applicant referred an automatic unfair dismissal dispute to the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (“CCMA”). The matter was subsequently referred to the Labour Court for trial to be conducted. The Parties were subsequently required to re-conduct a pre-trial conference as a result of the amendments to the pleadings by the applicant. In accordance with the Order, an amended Statement of Response was filed on the RTIA’s behalf and parties filed a further Pre-Trial Minute, thus the matter is ripe for hearing. It is anticipated that a hearing date will be allocated in 2024 or 2025, considering the tremendous backlog the Labour Court currently faces.

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Road Traffic Infringement Agency • Annual Report 2023/24