The National Assembly noted that the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development was proposing to introduce a Bill that would extend the date of application of section 1(3) of the Repeal of the Black Administration Act and Amendment of Certain Laws Act, No 28 of 2005, to 30 December 2012. The extension was for the purposes of obtaining greater public input and consensus on contentious issues contained in the Traditional Courts Bill [B15-2008] and allowing traditional courts to continue functioning legally.