make regulations relating to amongst other things, the requirements or criteria that an applicant must comply with in order to qualify for the legal aid as well as the terms and obligations in which such legal aid is made available to the applicant. The Act further provides that before any regulations can be published, it must first be tabled before this Parliament by the Minister responsible for approval.
The NFP therefore, supports the Report of the portfolio committee. We also share the same sentiments with the committee that the review of the means test by increasing its scope will open more legal assistance to those of our people who cannot afford legal expenses of private law firms. Our people will then have more access to justice that before. The NFP accordingly supports this Report. Thank you.
Deputy Speaker, let justice be done, though the heavens may fall. From the onset, the African National Congress declares its support for the Report of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional