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Decree-Law No. 23/2015 - Approves the Structure of the Anti-Corruption Commission (CAC).

Country/Territory
Timor-Leste
Document type
Legislation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Jornal da República, Série I, No. 25.
Subject
General
Keyword
Institution Governance Monitoring Access-to-information Access-to-justice Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force the day after its publication.
Abstract

This Decree-Law, consisting of 21 articles divided into two Chapters and one Annex, establishes the structure of the Anti-Corruption Commission (CAC) implementing Law No. 8/2009 of 15 July. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Commission. The CAC is a specialized and technically independent police body, entitled to perform its functions on its own initiative in relation to prevention, investigation and public awareness actions related to corruption crimes, without prejudice to subordination to the judicial authorities in the context of the investigation and to obtaining evidence in the terms of criminal procedural law.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org

References - Legislation

Implements

Law No. 8/2009 creating the Anti-Corruption Commission.

Legislation | Timor-Leste | 2009

Keyword: Institution, Governance, Monitoring, Access-to-information, Access-to-justice, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX