a) The Audit Committee met seven times during the year under review and carried out its functions as required in Section 77 of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999). b) The operations of the internal audit function established as required in Section 77 of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 were limited due to staff vacancies. As a result, they were unable to carry out all their audits in terms of their annual plan.