Vietnam: Responsibilities of agencies, organizations and individuals that are under supervision

Specifically, according to Article 7 of the Law on supervisory activities of the National Assembly and People’s Councils 2015 of Vietnam, responsibilities of agencies, organizations and individuals that are under supervision (hereinafter referred to as supervisees) are prescribed as follows:

One, each supervisee must completely comply with the plan and request of supervision made by its supervisor; provide information about its tasks, excluding information mentioned in the list of state’s confidential information as prescribed in law on protection of state's confidential information that the supervisor is not entitled to access that kind of information; send reports truthfully, objectively, sufficiently and promptly at the request of the agency or individual having supervisory competence; strictly comply with resolutions on supervisory activities of the National Assembly, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, the People’s Council; implement conclusions and requests of the Nationality Council, Committees of National Assembly, the National Assembly delegations, National Assembly deputies, the Standing Board of the People’s Council, the Board of People’s Council, the group of People’s Council deputies and People’s Council deputies.

Two, the Government, the Prime Minister, the Supreme People’s Court, the Chief Procurator of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the State Auditor General, Ministers, and Heads of ministerial-level agencies must send each promulgated legislative document to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, the Nationality Council and relevant Committees of National Assembly within 3 days from the day on which it is signed.

Each People’s Council of province shall send each promulgated Resolution to The Standing Committee of National Assembly within 3 days from the day on which it is signed.

Each People’s Council of district shall send each promulgated Resolution to the Standing Board of the People’s Council of province within 3 days from the day on which it is signed.

Each People’s Council of commune shall send each promulgated Resolution to the Standing Board of the People’s Council of district within 3 days from the day on which it is signed.

Each People’s Committee must send each promulgated Decision to the Standing Board of the People’s Council or a Board of People’s Council at the same administrative level within 3 days from the day on which it is signed.

Three, an individual or the head of each supervisee must present report directly required by the supervisor; if he/she may not present the report directly, he/she may authorize his/her deputy to deliver it.

Four, if a supervisee obstructs or fails to comply with a resolution, conclusion or request of its supervisor, the supervisor shall request the competent authority to take actions against such supervisee. The supervisor shall, depending on nature and severity of the violation, request the competent authority to take actions against the head of that supervisee and relevant persons.

View relevant contents at: The Law on supervisory activities of the National Assembly and People’s Councils 2015 of Vietnam takes effect from July 01, 2016.

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