The Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI) is established in terms of the Intelligence Services Oversight Act 40 of 1994. In the 5th Parliament the Committee was constituted on 14 August 2014 after the process of undergoing top secret security clearance which is a statutory requirement. The members of the Committee are appointed by the President in consultation with the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, as the case may be, having been nominated by their respective political parties.