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Health and Safety Act. As a result, the Agency commissioned a clean-up and or an improvement process after a notice issued by the Department of Labour after an inspection of the workplace. To date, the Agency has made strides in implementing the improvement plan to ensure that the workplace is safe for Employees. 13. COMPANY /BOARD SECRETARY In terms of section 14(1) and (3) of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act, 1998 (Act No. 46 of 1998) and section 40(1)(c) and (d) of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999), I certify that for the financial year ended 31 March 2023, the Road Traffic Infringement Agency has lodged with the Minister of Transport and the National Treasury, the required audited annual financial statements, performance information and the annual report as prescribed. _____________________________ Adv. MLT Bilikwana Executive Manager: Legal, Compliance & Company Secretary Date: 27 September 2024 14. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY During the period under review a, sub-committee of the board on social and ethics committee was established. The development of the Social and Ethics strategy was finalised and approved by the committee during the year under review. The Agency plans to implement strategy in the new financial year among which a corporate social responsibility strategy would be developed and implemented. The social responsibility plans will be premised on the stakeholder analysis which has been drafted in the social and ethics strategy.

15. AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE REPORT The Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) is pleased to present its report for the financial year ended 31 March 2024. Audit and Risk Committee Responsibility The ARC reports that it has complied with its responsibilities arising from Sections 51(1) (a) (ii), 76 (4) (d) and 77 of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) as well as Treasury Regulation 27.1. Furthermore, the ARC has adopted an ARC Charter and has regulated its affairs in compliance with this Charter as well as discharged all its responsibilities as contained therein. Membership In terms of membership, the ARC comprised of three members from the RTIA Board and two independent members. A list of the members and their respective qualifications as well as a record of their attendance is provided in the Governance section of this report. The Effectiveness of Internal Control The overall assessment of the control environment by internal audit as well as the management and audit reports presented to the ARC by Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA), reveals that the control environment requires some improvement Accordingly, the ARC can report that the system of::internal control, governance and risk management was adequate and partially effective and has identified the following key areas of concern that should be addressed: • Quality of the annual financial statements; • Capacity within the Finance department;

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