The Act also outlines conditions that must be satisfied in order for amendments to be made to the Appropriation Bill. Some of these conditions are as follows: (a) there must be an adopted fiscal framework; (b) the Division of Revenue Bill must have been passed; and (c) the Parliamentary Budget Office must be in place to support committees proposing amendments to budget votes and to support the Committees on Appropriations and Finance. Further, it should also be noted that, in terms of the procedure set out in the Act, proposed amendments to money bills should be informed by preparatory oversight work and inputs into, for example, the drafting phase of the budget. The Fourth Parliament, as constituted in May 2009, did not have the opportunity to engage with the current budget on this basis. Given these circumstances, it would appear advisable for Parliament, when considering money bills and other instruments for 2009/10, not to effect amendments other than technical corrections. Attention should nevertheless be directed at preparations for the forthcoming financial year and 2010/11 budget. Consequently, while the Committee did engage National Treasury on the Appropriation Bill, it did not receive or consider proposed amendments. Accordingly, no public hearings were held. It should also be noted that, at the time of the tabling of the Appropriation Bill in February 2009, the then Joint Budget Committee embarked on a process of public hearings and subsequently reported to the House.