The Auditor-General reported the following: a) "The Audit Committee met ten times during the year, as required by Section 77 of the Public Finance Management Act (No. 1 of 1999). b) The Audit Committee noted internal control deficiencies and that a number of these matters had been reported in previous years. c) The entity utilised the Internal Audit Unit of the Department of Labours. However, due to vacancy constraints, the Internal Audit Unit could only execute 10% of the operational plans. d) A vacancy rate of 41.6% was reported at senior management level, including the leadership in the Finance Unit. e) In addition, personnel within the Finance Unit did not have adequate skills. A permanent Chief Financial Officer was only appointed in September 2009".