The purpose of the Intelligence Services Oversight Act is to provide for the establishment of a Committee of Members of Parliament on Intelligence and to define its functions; and for the appointment of Inspectors-General of Intelligence and to define their functions; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Establishment of Committee on Intelligence
There is hereby established a Parliamentary Committee to be known as the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence, which shall, subject to the Constitution, perform the oversight functions set out in this Act-
(a) in relation to the intelligence and counter-intelligence functions of the Services, which include the administration, financial management and expenditure of the Services; and
(b) in respect of the administration, financial management and expenditure of the Intelligence Services Entities,
and report thereon to Parliament.
Source: SABINET
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