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