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

Country/Territory
Timor-Leste
Document type
Legislation
Date
2009
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 Law, consisting of 51 articles divided into five Chapters, creates the Anti-Corruption Commission. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Commission, entitled to carry out preventive actions and criminal investigation of crimes of corruption in any of its forms, embezzlement, abuse of power, influence peddling and economic participation in business, as defined in criminal law. In particular, it is responsible to perform the following activities: Collect and analyze information related to the causes, and prevention of corruption; Carry out awareness-raising aimed at limiting the practice of corruption, motivating people to take precautions or reduce acts and situations that facilitate the occurrence of criminal conduct; Conduct investigations delegated by the Public Prosecutor, etc.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org

References - Legislation

Implemented by

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

Legislation | Timor-Leste | 2015

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Law No. 7/2020 approving Measures to Prevent and Combat Corruption.

Legislation | Timor-Leste | 2020

Keyword: Framework law, Governance, Institution, Monitoring, Access-to-information, Access-to-justice, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX