Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has emphasised that the successful national roll-out of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) will depend on meaningful cooperation and coordination between the different spheres of government.
Minister Ndebele emphasised this at the Road Traffic Management Cooperation (RTMC) shareholder’s committee meeting held earlier today, Thursday, 15 April 2010 in Boksburg, Gauteng. “As of 1 April 2010, AARTO was implemented in Johannesburg and Tshwane and will be rolled out to the rest of the country during the current financial year.
However, the successful national roll-out of AARTO will depend on meaningful cooperation and coordination between national, provincial and local government. We therefore call upon provincial and local government to assist in this regard. The RTMC will play a significant role in the roll-out and also to ensure cooperative and coordinated road traffic strategic planning, regulation facilitation and law enforcement.
“AARTO will enhance our efforts in improving road safety. It will relieve the burden from the court system and allow the courts to focus on more urgent matters. It will also contribute to more effective and efficient finalisation of road traffic cases,” said Minister Ndebele.
The RTMC shareholder’s committee was established in terms of section 6(1) of the RTMC Act 20 of 1999. It is chaired by Minister Ndebele and comprises of MECs responsible for traffic policing in the various provinces, two representatives from the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) as well as the CEO of the RTMC. The committee is a forum through which national, provincial and local spheres of government cooperate with each other on traffic law enforcement matters.
Enquiries:
Logan Maistry
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Issued by: Department of Transport
15 April 2010
