1. Determine whether policy developments take place in accordance with the key objectives and aims as stated in the Departments' strategic plan; 2. Fulfill the mandates of the Committees in overseeing the Departments of Mining and Energy; and statutory bodies that fall within its portfolio; 3. Establish how allocated funds and transfers to statutory bodies were to be spent; 4. Monitor the achievement of targets, and whether funds allocated meet those targets; 5. Monitor progress made and establish problems encountered;. 6. Determine whether policy developments take place in accordance with government's priorities of poverty alleviation, job creation Black Economic Empowerment (BEE), human resource development and growing the economy; 7. Monitor compliance with the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA).