Chương VI Luật về Hoạt động giám sát của Quốc hội 2003: Quyền và trách nhiệm của cơ quan, tổ chức, cá nhân chịu sự giám sát và các biện pháp bảo đảm hoạt động giám sát

Chapter VI

RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF SUPERVISED AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS AND MEASURES TO ENSURE THE SUPERVISORY ACTIVITIES

Article 45.- Responsibilities of the supervised agencies, organizations and individuals

1. The supervised agencies, organizations and individuals shall have to strictly abide by the decisions of the National Assembly, the National Assembly Standing Committee; create favorable conditions for agencies of the National Assembly, Associations of National Assembly deputies and National Assembly deputies to exercise their supervisory rights; timely supply necessary information and documents when so requested; settle, reply requests and proposals of the Nationality Council, Committees of the National Assembly, Associations of National Assembly deputies and National Assembly deputies.

2. The Government, the Prime Minister, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuracy, the ministers, the heads of the ministerial-level agencies and the concerned agencies as well as organizations shall have to send the legal documents they have promulgated to the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Nationality Council, the concerned Committees of the National Assembly within three days as from the dates the legal documents are signed.

The provincial/municipal People's Councils and People's Committees shall have to send the legal documents they have promulgated to the Associations of National Assembly deputies within three days as from the dates the documents are signed.

3. The supervised individuals, the heads of the supervised agencies and organizations shall have to directly present matters raised by the National Assembly, the National Assembly Standing Committee, Associations of National Assembly deputies and/or National Assembly deputies; in case of authorizing other persons to present the matters, such must be approved by the National Assembly, the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Nationality Council, Committees of the National Assembly, Associations of National Assembly deputies or National Assembly deputies.

4. The supervised individuals and the heads of the supervised agencies or organizations, who commit acts of obstructing or failing to implement the requests, decisions of the National Assembly, the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Nationality Council, Committees of the National Assembly, Associations of National Assembly deputies or National Assembly deputies when they exercise their right to supervision, such persons shall, depending on the nature and seriousness of their violations, be disciplined, administratively sanctioned or examined for penal liability.

Article 46.- Rights of the supervised agencies, organizations and individuals

When the National Assembly, the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Nationality Council, Associations of National Assembly deputies or National Assembly deputies carry out supervisory activities, the supervised agencies, organizations and individuals shall have the following rights:

1. To be notified in advance of the supervision plans and contents or contents requested for report and answers under the provisions of law;

2. To present opinions on relevant contents belonging to their respective tasks and powers;

3. To decline to answer or supply information which do not fall under their tasks and powers or the information classified as State secrets under the provisions of law;

4. To propose the agencies of the National Assembly, Associations of National Assembly deputies and/or National Assembly deputies to reconsider the supervisory requests and proposals related to activities of their respective agencies, organizations or units; in case of disagreeing with the supervisory requests and proposals of the Nationality Council, Associations of National Assembly deputies or National Assembly deputies, to propose by themselves or report to the heads of their immediate superior agencies, organizations or units for proposing the National Assembly or the National Assembly Standing Committee to consider and conclude on such requests and proposals.

Article 47.- Responsibilities of the National Assembly's Office, the assisting offices of National Assembly deputies' Associations

The National Assembly's Office and the assisting offices of National Assembly deputies' Associations shall, within the scope of their functions and tasks, have to ensure material conditions and supply necessary information and documents for, and organize the service of, the National Assembly, the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Nationality Council, the Committees of the National Assembly, the National Assembly deputies' Associations and the National Assembly deputies to carry out the supervisory activities.