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Historical Information

  • Full name and date of effectiveness of the law / rule
  • Was this the first time such a law / rule was passed, or is this rule / law linked with any earlier one?
  • Does the Constitution mandate public officials to disclose their assets?

Coverage of this rule / law

  • To what categories of civil servants or appointed officials is this law / rule applicable?
  • To what categories of elected officials is this law / rule applicable?
  • If this law / rule is applicable only to appointed officials in top levels, what is the assets declaration requirement of general appointed officials?
  • Do provincial and local employees follow the sameor similar assets declaration law?

Filing frequency and method

  • Do civil servants need to file the information during first entry into public service? And, thereafter at what frequency?
  • Can the declaration be filed electronically?

Declaration content

  • What kind of / value of assets must be declared?
  • Is it necessary to include family members’ assets as well?

Declaration processing

  • Which agency of government receives and processes public officials' assets declaration?
  • If the officials has failed to submit declaration in time or made inconsistent declaration, does the declaration processing authority issue reminder or ask for clarifications / explanations on the declarations?
  • How is the declaration's content verified?
  • How long is the declaration record maintained?

Punishment for breach

  • What is the punishment for not filing the declaration?
  • What is the penalty for making inaccurate statements on this declaration?
  • Can an official be prosecuted for violating this law?

Public access to declarations

  • Does the law / rule state that the public can access this information?
  • If the law / rule mentions public access to this information, does it also state how the public can access this information?

 
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