The National Assembly established the Committee on the Auditor-General as an oversight mechanism to monitor the performance of the Auditor-General. The AG's annual report forms a significant part of this Committee's responsibility in meaningfully overseeing the performance of the Office of the Auditor-General. The mandate of the Committee is to assist and protect the AGSA to ensure its independence, impartiality, dignity and effectiveness of the Office of the Auditor-General.