In the Committee's opinion, BBBEE has not effectively been implemented as intended, in particular, in its current form, as it lacks the essential component of being broad-based. Hence the Committee welcomed the decision of the Minister to review the system and streamline its current complex form so that it could achieve its targeted mission. The Department concurred that the outcomes of BEE have not been consistent and that there was a need to collect its own empirical data to analyse the impact of the policy. It also stated that there was a need to establish the Black Economic Empowerment Advisory Council, as provided for in Section 4 of the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Act (No. 53 of 2003), which would be responsible for such a review.