1. Road Traffic Infringement Agency
RTIA Strategic Plan: PCoT
11 November 2015
Road Traffic Infringement Agency
2014 – 2019 Strategic Plan &
2014/15 Annual Performance Plan
Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Transport

2. RTIA Strategic Plan: PCoT
11 November 2015
Contents
Mandate
Operational Environment
2014/15 Performance Targets
2014/15 Priority Projects
Financial Sources
MTEF Budget
Challenges & Required Interventions
Conclusion

3. RTIA Strategic Plan: PCoT
11 November 2015
Mandate
Established by section 3 of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act, 1998
Main objects are to:
- administer procedure to discourage traffic contraventions & support adjudication of infringements
- enforce penalties imposed against persons contravening road traffic laws
- to encourage the payment of penalties imposed for infringements
- undertake community education and awareness programmes

4. Mandate Objectives of the Act are to:
encourage compliance to road traffic laws
encourage payment of penalties
establish procedure for effective and expeditious adjudication of road traffic infringements
alleviate the burden on courts

5. Mandate penalise infringers through the allocation of demerit points
reward good behaviour through the reduction of demerit points
establish an Agency to support law enforcement and judicial authorities
strengthen co-operation between prosecuting and law enforcement authorities

6. Operational Environment: The AARTO Process

7. Operational Environment: The AARTO Process
RTIA Strategic Plan: PCoT
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Operational Environment: The AARTO Process

8. Operational Environment: The AARTO Process

9. Operational Environment: AARTO Process
Courtesy letters
Enforcement orders
Warrants
Notices
RTIA
Representation Officers
Sheriffs
Issuing Authorities
Arrest driver
Enforcement
Infringement
Notice
Infringer
Applications:
Pay instalments
Nominate driver
Representations
Elect court route
Financial
Management
AARTO
Bank account
Capturing
Transfer
website
NCR
Tried in court
Summonses
Post Office
Bank ATM
Bank transfer
Easy Pay points
Internet
Other

10. 2014/15 Performance targets
The Agency committed to 6 strategic objectives for the 2014/15 period
Enforce compliance by penalising contravention of road traffic laws
Enforce payment of penalties
Change the behaviour of road users
Increase access to AARTO information management processes
Enhance the administration and resourcing of the Agency
Generation, packaging and dissemination of road safety information

11. 2014/15 Performance targets Strategic Objective No. 1
Strategic Plan Target
Audited 2013/14 Performance
Medium Term Targets
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
Enforce compliance by penalising contravention of road traffic laws
Adjudicate 100% of all representations received
representations adjudicated
100% representations adjudicated

12. 2014/15 Performance targets Strategic Objective No. 2
Strategic Plan Target
Audited 2013/14 Performance
Medium Term Targets
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
Enforce the payment of penalties
Collect all revenue paid at various entities (IAs, DLTCs, VTS & receiving entities
R49m
R4.0m
R240m
(R142m RTIA Portion
R312m
(R166m RTIA Portion)
R375m
(R162m RTIA Portion)
Collect outstanding fees through debt collection processes
R30m total
(R10m RTIA)
R35m
(R12m RTIA)
R40m
(R14m RTIA)

13. 2014/15 Performance targets Strategic Objective No. 2
Strategic Plan Target
Audited 2013/14 Performance
Medium Term Targets
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
Enforce the payment of penalties
100% of valid Courtesy Letters served
469 466 CLs served
EOs served
100% of valid Courtesy Letters served after 32 days
100% of valid Enforcement Orders served
100% of valid Enforcement Orders served after 64 days

14. 2014/15 Performance targets Strategic Objective No. 3
Strategic Plan Target
Audited 2013/14 Performance
Medium Term Targets
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
Change the Behaviour of Road Users
Establish Strategic partnerships
N/A
4 NEDLAC
2 SALGA
9 Provinces
Establish strategic partnerships
Manage Strategic Partnership Agreements
Reach Road Users Through Public Awareness & Community Outreach programmes
Conduct 22 Public Awareness & Community Outreach Programmes
Conduct 25 Public Awareness & Community Outreach Programmes
Conduct 28 Public Awareness & Community Outreach Programmes

15. 2014/15 Performance targets Strategic Objective No. 3
Strategic Plan Target
Audited 2013/14 Performance
Medium Term Targets
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
Change the Behaviour of Road Users
Establish Rehabilitation Programmes
N/A
Finalise Traffic Rehabilitation Schools Model
Establish Traffic Rehabilitation Schools
Implement Traffic Rehabilitation Programmes
Contribute Curricula upgrade to traffic Management Institutes for Empowerment of Enforcement Officers
Develop Traffic Management Curricula with Learning Institutions
Implement Traffic Management Research & Study Programmes

16. 2014/15 Performance targets Strategic Objective No. 4
Strategic Plan Target
Audited 2013/14 Performance
Medium Term Targets
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
Increase Access to AARTO Information Management Processes
Develop and Implement AARTO Information Management System
N/A
Concept document on AARTO Information Management System Developed
AARTO Information Management System Developed
AARTO Information Management System Implemented

17. 2014/15 Performance targets Strategic Objective No. 5
Strategic Plan Target
Audited 2013/14 Performance
Medium Term Targets
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
Enhance the Administration & Resourcing of the Agency
Acquisition, Management & Support of Staff
26 filled vacancies
Enabling infrastructure acquired
160 total staff capacity
190 total staff capacity
202 total staff capacity
Expand Agency’s Institutional Capacity
Infrastructure Support Programmes Implemented
Organizational Support Infrastructure Maintenance
Manage & Support Regional Offices

18. 2014/15 Performance targets Strategic Objective No. 5
Strategic Plan Target
Audited 2013/14 Performance
Medium Term Targets
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
Enhance the Administration & Resourcing of the Agency
Provide Legal & Governance Support to the Agency
N/A
Provide Legal & Contractual Support to all units & Provinces
Render contractual support to unit & provinces
Provide Support in Youth Enterprise Develoment
Develop training materials for service providers
Provide on-going market support to youth owned enterprises

19. 2014/15 Performance targets Strategic Objective No. 6
Strategic Plan Target
Audited 2013/14 Performance
Medium Term Targets
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
Generation, Packaging & Dissemination of Road Safety Information
Establish & institutionalise a Monitoring & Evaluation System
N/A
Monitoring & evaluation framework, model & tools completed
Quarterly monitoring reports completed
Mid-term evaluation report completed
Conduct Research in Line with Agenda Priorities
Complete international bench-marking report
Research report on public attitudes towards AARTO
Research report on public attitudes towards AARTO completed
A tracer study report on rehabilitation programme participants completed

20. 2014/15 Performance targets Strategic Objective No. 6
Strategic Plan Target
Audited 2013/14 Performance
Medium Term Targets
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
Generation, Packaging & Dissemination of Road Safety Information
Conduct Research in Line with Agenda Priorities
N/A
Annual infringement survey report completed

21. 2014/15 Performance targets Strategic Objective No. 6
Strategic Plan Target
Audited 2013/14 Performance
Medium Term Targets
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
Generation, Packaging & Dissemination of Road Safety Information
Establish a Resource Centre
N/A
Establish resource centre with on-line service capabilities
Resource centre with on-line service capabilities in place
Establish an AARTO Call Centre
Establish Call Centre with 10 agents
Establish Call Centre with 20 agents
Establish Call Centre with 25 agents

22. Project No. 1: Preparation for AARTO National Roll-out
2014/15 Priority Projects
Project No. 1: Preparation for AARTO National Roll-out
Details
Requirements
Preparations for AARTO rollout
Continue engagements with all issuing authorities & stakeholders
National Road Safety Summit
All stakeholders, led by the Minister & Deputy Minister, including the National Portfolio Committee, MECs of Transport, transport operators (busses, taxis & fleet), business, labour, social organisations, churches, etc
Outcomes
Full commitment of all stakeholders to road safety, AARTO implementation & achievement of the “Decade of Action” campaign
Enabling environment
Fast-tracked legislative amendments promulgated

23. Project No. 2: Development of Rehabilitation Programmes
2014/15 Priority Projects
Project No. 2: Development of Rehabilitation Programmes
Details
Requirements
Finalisation of the international research & bench-marking for the establishment of Traffic Rehabilitation Schools
Enactment of enabling legislative framework included in the AARTO Amendment Bill
Finalisation of the Points Demerit System (PDS)
Updating and finalisation of the PDS thresh-hold
Determination of the critical offences for penalty points allocation
Finalisation of the PDS and rehabilitation international bench-marking
Infringement Appeals Tribunal
Development of the Infringement Appeals Tribunal Model to lessen the burden on the courts
Enabling environment
Fast-tracked legislative amendments promulgated

24. Project No. 3: Changing the behaviour of road users
2014/15 Priority Projects
Project No. 3: Changing the behaviour of road users
Details
Requirements
Implementation of the marketing & education programmes
Sufficient funding & strategic partnerships agreements with key stakeholders
Empowerment of road users
Call for the Declaration of a National Prayer Day for Road Safety
Implementation of specific programmes for targeted and identified vulnerable road users such as school children, youth, public transport drivers, pedestrians, etc
Strategic scheduling of programmes in line with the implementation of new strategies such as Traffic Rehabilitation Schools, Infringement Appeals Tribunals and Points Demerit System
Enabling environment
Fast-tracked legislative amendments promulgated
Bench-marking research

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Financial Sources
Funding Sources in terms of Section 13:
Fees paid to the Agency in terms of the Act;
Deductions from penalties collected by the Agency;
Money appropriated by Parliament;
Donations received
Money Received from any other source.

26. MTEF Budget

27. Challenges & Required Interventions
RTIA Strategic Plan: PCoT
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Challenges & Required Interventions
Challenges
Interventions
Legislative Amendments
Promulgation of the AARTO Amendment Bill
NCR data reliability
Implementation of data cleaning processes
Implementation of address verification (inclusion of FICA requirements under the NRTA)
National Contraventions Register Functionalities
Development of the AARTO Information Management System

28. RTIA Strategic Plan: PCoT
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Conclusion
The RTIA is fully committed to the achievement of its mandate and the goals of the “Decade of Action for Road Safety, 2011 – 2020”

29. RTIA Strategic Plan: PCoT
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Conclusion
Thank you!