CHAPTER
XI
State Audit
Section 312. The State audit shall be carried out
by the State Audit Commission and the Auditor-General who is independent
and impartial.
The State Audit Commission consists of the Chairman and nine other
members appointed by the King with the advice of the Senate, from
persons with expertise and experience in state audit, accounting,
internal audit, finance and other fields.
The State Audit Commission shall have an independent secretariat,
with the Auditor-General as the superior responsible directly to
the Chairman of the State Audit Commission, as provided by the organic
law on state audit.
The King shall appoint the Auditor-General with the advice of the
Senate from persons with expertise and experience in state audit,
accounting, internal audit, finance or other fields.
The President of the Senate shall countersign the Royal Command
appointing the Chairman and members of the State Audit Commission
and the Auditor-General.
Members of the State Audit Commission shall hold office for a term
of six years from the date of their appointment by the King and
shall serve for only one term.
Qualifications, prohibitions, selection, election, and vacation
of office of members of the State Audit Commission and the Auditor-General
as well as powers and duties of the State Audit Commission, the
Auditor-General and the Office of the State Audit Commission shall
be in accordance with the organic law on state audit.
The determination of qualifications and procedure for the election
of persons to be appointed as members of the State Audit Commission
and the Auditor-General shall be made in the manner which can secure
persons of appropriate qualifications an integrity and which can
provide for the guarantee of the independence in the performance
of duties of such persons.
Supreme Court
of Justice's Criminal Division for Persons Holding Political Positions
by other Courts, inquiry officials, or other State agencies.
Section 333. In addition to the provisions of this
Constitution, the organic law on State audit shall at least contain
the following matters as its substance:
(1) the powers and duties of the State Audit Commission, viz,
the policy-making, the provision of advice and recommendations,
the recommendation for the correction of defects and errors in the
State audit, the prescription of standard rules for the State audit,
the prescription of rules and procedure for disciplinary actions
in budget and finance, the prescription of administrative penalties,
the consideration and decision, in the capacity as the highest organ,
of disciplinary liability as well as budget and financial liability
and the selection of a person suitable to be the Auditor-General;
(2) the performance of duties of members of the State Audit Commission
and the Auditor-General;
(3) the establishment of the Office of State Audit Commission which
has autonomy in its personnal administration, budget, work performance
and other activities. |