4.3 The Committee, in terms of the Rules of the National Assembly, conferred with the Portfolio Committee on Provincial and Local Government (the PLG Committee) in its deliberations on the Thirteenth Amendment Bill. Both Committees received a briefing on the written submissions that were referred to the Committee by the Speaker, as well as the written submissions received from members of the public in response to an invitation by the Committee to make written submissions on the Thirteenth Amendment Bill, together with written submissions relating to the Repeal Amendment Bill.