1. The Committee congratulates Legal Aid South Africa on receiving an unqualified audit for the past 10 years, with no matters of emphasis for the past seven years. Once again, LASA impressed the Committee greatly with its strategic vision and planning, management of resources and considerable achievements. It notes, however, that Auditor-General had raised the issue of non-compliance with prescripts and regulations, specifically that the Legal Aid South Africa had made use of some Judicare practitioners, who did not have tax clearance certificates but that this had not affected Legal Aid South Africa's audit outcome. The Committee is satisfied that Legal Aid South Africa has taken steps to address the problem as soon as it was brought to its attention: Judicare practitioners, without tax clearances certificate, are no longer eligible to be briefed.