WHEREAS  allegations  as  contemplated  in  section  2(2)  of  the  Special  Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996 (Act No. 74 of 1996) (hereinafter referred to as the "Act”), have been made in respect of the affairs of the Department of Correctional Services  (“the  Department”)  and  the  Independent  Development  Trust  (“the  Trust”) (hereinafter collectively referred to as “the State Institutions”);