6.       Establishment of National Coordinating Committee on Financial Intelligence

            (1) There is hereby established a National Coordinating Committee on Financial Intelligence.

            (2) The Committee shall have members consisting of the Director and representatives of-

     (a)     The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning who shall be chairperson;

     (b)     the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime;

     (c)     the Botswana Police Service;

     (d)     the Attorney General's Chambers;

     (e)     the Bank of Botswana;

     (f)      the Botswana Unified Revenue Services;

     (g)     the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation;

     (h)     the Department of Immigration;

     (i)      the Non Bank Financial Institution Regulatory Authority;

     (j)      Directorate of Public Prosecutions;

     (k)     Directorate of Intelligence and Security;and

     (l)      Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security.

            (3) The Director shall be secretary to the Committee.

7.       Functions of Committee

            The Committee shall-

     (a)     assess the effectiveness of policies and measures to combat financial offences;

     (b)     make recommendations to the Minister for legislative, administrative and policy reforms in respect to financial offences;

     (c)     promote coordination among the Agency, investigatory authorities, supervisory authorities and other institutions with a view to improving the effectiveness of existing policies and measures to combat financial offences;

     (d)     formulate policies to protect the international reputation of Botswana with regard to financial offences; and

     (e)     generally advise the Minister in relation to such matters relating to financial offences, as the Minister may refer to the Committee.

8.       Meetings of Committee

            (1) The Committee shall meet at least once per quarter for the transaction of business.

            (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), the Committee shall meet when the Minister so directs.

            (3) The Committee-

     (a)     shall regulate its meetings and proceedings in such manner as it thinks fit;

     (b)     may request advice or assistance from such persons as it considers necessary to assist it to perform its functions;

     (c)     may appoint committees from amongst its members to assist it in the performance of its functions; and

     (d)     may co-opt any person whether for a particular period or in relation to a particular matter to be dealt with by the Committee.