The Commission denied that it deliberately delayed settlement of land claims. It referred a particular case commonly known as the 'Booth Matter'; where there were delays regarding implementation of the settlement agreement and it was the only case in the Western Cape with difficulties in implementation of the settlement agreement. Factual information about the Booth matter was that after the settlement agreement was concluded and the land was released, the Commission started preparing for the implementation of the settlement agreement. But the process was hampered by a court challenge for the settlement where neighbours opposed the settlement. The matter was still in court at the time of the committee's deliberations on the petition.