The committee should therefore request the Quality Assurance Division of the Magistrates Commission to outline their current procedures for monitoring court performance in relation to the DVA. It is critical that such a report to Parliament contain specifics about the availability of magistrates after hours to issue interim protection orders where they are urgently required. However, the executive authority responsible for monitoring the conduct of magistrates, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, should present recommendations to the committee on how monitoring could be strengthened and its findings made enforceable by courts.