Regulation 14 deals with labour cases. The proposed amendment to Regulation 14(1)(c) will ensure that assistance to enforce the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, CCMA, awards is provided, where clients cannot proceed without the intervention of a legal practitioner.

Regulation 15 deals with divorce and family law cases. The proposed substitution of Regulation 15(2)(c) will bring clarity and address any misinterpretation regarding the merits of a client's divorce claim as opposed to whether a divorce order will be granted.

The proposed rewording of Regulation 15(2)(c) will focus the resources of Legal Aid SA on matters whereclientsarevulnerable or will suffer substantial injustice.

The other divorces will mostly be uncontested ones. Self-help assistance for clients will be available on Legal Aid SA's website and clients will be assisted with legal advice by Legal Aid SA paralegals. The Registrars of the Regional Courts will also be able to assist in uncontested divorces.

In terms of Regulation 23, the amendment to subsection 8 is proposed to correct an error and to clarify that children are assisted with monetary claims, even when they fall within the Small Claims Court jurisdiction. This is a formalisation ofhow the matter is dealt with in practice.

Regulation 27 deals with the means test . The proposedamendment seeks to make provision for an automatic annual increase in the means test threshold by the consumer price index, CPI, without requiring Legal Aid SA to go through the formal and rigorous process of amending the Regulations.

Regulation 31: Currently, hon Deputy Chair, legal aid in criminal matters canbepartially subsidised if, in terms of the means test, an applicant does not qualify for full legalaid.

The substitution of Regulation 31(1) with the new provision seeks to remove the reference to 'criminal matter' and thereby include civil matters as matters for which partially subsidised legal aid can be granted.

The insertion of sub regulation (2)(d) is a consequential amendment to include civil matters that meet theRegulation9(1) criteria in the scheme for subsidised legal aid.

The proposed amendment to Regulation 32(1) now makes provision for contributions to also be levied in civil matters where the means test is exceeded. This is a consequential amendment to Regulation 32 to give effect to the inclusion of civil matters in Regulation 31.

Hon Deputy Chair, in conclusion, the proposed amendments do not result in any significant policy change. Technical corrections will align policy to the actual position. Legal Aid's limited resources for its civil work will be directed to the most vulnerable. Duplication of services between the Commission for

Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, CCMA and Legal Aid South Africa will be eliminated. The Means Test will keep pace with inflation without requiring annual revisions to the regulations.

Hon Deputy Chair, the Committee, having considered the subject of the Draft Amended Regulations made in terms of the LegalAid South Africa Act, 2014, referred to it, reports that it has agreed to the Draft Regulations without proposing amendments and recommends that the National Council of Provinces approve the Draft Amended Regulations as tabled. I thank you, hon Deputy Chair.