RTIA Annual Report E-Book

the adjudication process entails that upon receipt of applications for revocation of enforcement orders from the alleged infringers the Enforcement Orders Officers as delegated by the Registrar must perform the following: • ensure compliance for the submission of applications for revocation of enforcement orders; • conduct investigations to verify facts and compliance; and • capture the outcomes of the applications for revocation of enforcement orders which are communicated to the alleged infringers or applicants via postal services The applications for revocation of enforcement orders can either be allowed (successful), rejected (unsuccessful) or not considered (cancelled) if it is not made in the prescribed manner. In case of a successful application for revocation of enforcement order the alleged infringer is not liable for the R60 enforcement order payment but the penalty for the infringement that was committed, the prescribed courtesy letter fee and the prescribed enforcement order fee. In case of an unsuccessful application for revocation of enforcement order the infringer is liable for the infringement notice penalty, the prescribed courtesy letter fee, the prescribed enforcement orders fee and the prescribed unsuccessful application for revocation of enforcement order fee. In case of a cancelled application for revocation of enforcement order, the infringer is still liable for the infringement penalty plus applicable fees and is given another chance to submit a corrected application for the revocation of an enforcement order. The outcomes for successful applications for revocation of enforcement orders are served via ordinary mail and the outcomes for unsuccessful applications for revocation of enforcement orders are served via registered mail to the alleged infringer. After having been served with an Enforcement Order, the number of AARTO 14 applications submitted by infringers for the revocation of such Orders during the year under review in comparison with

the previous financial year, is given in the table and reflected in the graph below.

Number of Revocation of EO Applications

Month

2022-2023

2023-2024

Change

% Change

7 581 5 963 5 434 5 554 4 725 4 057 2 620 2 962 2 106 2 702 2 792 3 214 49 710

2 641 3 494 5 057 5 596 6 651 3 528 3 209 2 488 1 690 1 939 4 322 5 776 46 391

(4 940) (2 469) (377) 42

-65,16% -41,41% -6,94% 0,76% 40,76% -13,04% 22,48% -16,00% -19,75% -28,24% 54,80% 79,71% -6,68%

Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Total

1 926 (529) 589

(474) (416) (763) 1 530 2 562 (3 319)

The table above shows that the change in number of revocations of EO applications has decreased from 49 710 in 2022-2023 to 46 391 in 2023-2024, which is a decline of 6.68% change. The information is also reflected in the graph below.

Number of Revocation of EO Applications

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Road Traffic Infringement Agency • Annual Report 2023/24