The petition sought the intervention of Parliament in resolving what the petitioners regarded as the failure of the Regional Land Claims Commissioner's office of the Western Cape (RLCC) to promptly process land claims lodged with the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights (the Commission). Petitioners appealed for the application of the administrative responsibility of Parliament to intervene in the alleged failures of the RLCC. The petition, being of a general nature, was referred to the Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform on 06 July 2010 for consideration and report in terms of Rule 315 (b) of the Rules of the National Assembly.