MR STRYDOM
So I would submit that the prejudices are in fact even with the balance so there cannot be a restrictive application from the viewpoint of the applicants but similarly, the same can be said from the victims, so one will have to interpret the Act as it stands and without giving it a strict interpretation or otherwise and my submission then is quite clear what the intention of the legislature was.
We don't even have to deal with the intention of legislature if do strict interpretation of the Act and the Act is clear.  Only thereafter, if it's unclear, then one will have to look at the intention of the legislature.  The intention of the legislature only comes into play when Section 18 is investigated to establish if the clauses there are preemptory or directory but if one looks at Section 19 is clear and then in terms of interpretation rules one does not even look at the intention of the legislature.  Only if it's unclear, one would look at the intention of the legislature.
	Mr Chairman, I should also deal with the application of Mr Khubeka.  Now Mr Khubeka is actually very much in the same situation as the other applicants because Mr Khubeka's application, original if I can call it defective application, was also filed initially.  The Committee did not ask further particulars and further information in regard to his application but his application was also made at that stage.  My submission is that even at this late hour, if the Committee asks further particulars, that still can be granted but the fact of the matter - he made an application just like the other people initially.  There's some unfortunate situation because what in fact happened was that there was an indication that he made and he still maintains, I had another discussion with him, that in fact filled in a proper form, he gives me the name of the person that works for the TRC we gave this form to but up to now this document cannot be located but the fact of the matter is and I want to argue that he can still rely upon the original application, albeit defective, but that still can be cured by providing further particulars if asked to give further particulars.