The Committee was established in terms of section 55 (2) (a), and (b) (i) (ii) of the Constitution which prescribes that the NA must provide for mechanism - to ensure that all executive organs of state in the national sphere of government are accountable to it; and to maintain oversight of any organ of state. Therefore, the Committee was established in terms of the constitution and the Rule 208A of the NA. Section 10 (3) of the PAA requires that the NA must provide for a mechanism to maintain oversight over the AGSA in terms of section 55 (2) (b) (ii) of the Constitution. The governance functions of the Committee are indicated as follows: