1. Maintenance. Despite the improvements that the Department has initiated to the maintenance system, members continue to receive complaints from members of the public. The Committee recommends that, together, the Department and the NPA develop a plan for improved handling of maintenance cases, paying particular attention to the co- ordination of activities of justice officials and maintenance prosecutors. In addition, the Committee is of the view that the present system for determining the amount of maintenance is unsatisfactory but is unclear whether this relates to implementation or whether the law requires amending. The Committee understands that the South African Law Reform Commission are investigating reforms to the Maintenance Act and welcomes this. The Committee supports more stringent enforcement mechanisms for defaulters, for example, restrictions on defaulters who travel abroad.