In view of the above, the committee undertook case studies of provincial legislatures that have Petitions Acts in place. The case studies culminated in oversight visits to the Kwazulu-Natal, Guateng and Limpopo Legislatures to hear first-hand the process undertaken by the Petitions Committees to draft and subsequently implement the respective Act/s. In outlining the purpose of the visit, the Leader of the Delegation, Mr SG Thobejane noted the following: