Supervision authority of the National Assembly, People's Council in Vietnam

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1. Supervisory authority of the National Assembly in Vietnam

Supervisory competence of the National Assembly, Standing Committee of the National Assembly, the Nationality Council, Committees of National Assembly, the National Assembly delegations and National Assembly deputies are prescribed as follows:

- The National Assembly shall

+ Exercise supreme supervision pertaining to the adherence to the Constitution, laws and resolutions of the National Assembly;

+ Exercise supreme supervision pertaining to operation of the State President, the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Government, the Prime Minister, the Ministers and other members of the Government, the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuracy, National Election Commission, State Audit Agency and other authorities established by the National Assembly;

+ Exercise supreme supervision pertaining to legislative documents of the State President, the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Government, the Prime Minister, the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuracy; the Council of Judges of the Supreme People’s Court, Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, the Chief Procurator of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the State Auditor General;

+ Exercise supreme supervision pertaining to joint resolutions jointly issued by Standing Committee of the National Assembly or the Government and the Presidium of Central Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front, joint circulars jointly issued by Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court and the Chief Procurator of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, joint circulars jointly issued by Minister or Head of ministerial-level agency and the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court or the Chief Procurator of the Supreme People’s Procuracy;

- The Standing Committee of National Assembly shall:

+ Supervise the implementation of the Constitution, laws and resolutions of the National Assembly, Ordinances and resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly;

+ Supervise the operation of the Government, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy, State Audit Agency and other authorities established by the National Assembly and People’s Councils of provinces; supervise legislative documents of the Government, the Prime Minister, the Council of Justices of the Supreme People’s Court, the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court, the Chief Procurator of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, and the State Auditor General;

+ Supervise joint resolutions issued by the Government and the Presidium of Central Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front, joint circulars issued by the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court and the Chief Procurator of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, joint circulars issued by Ministers or Heads of ministerial-level agencies and the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court or the Chief Procurator of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, resolutions of People’s Councils of provinces; and assist the National Assembly to exercise their supreme supervision;

- The Nationality Council and Committees of National Assembly, within their tasks and entitlement, shall:

+ Supervise the implementation of the Constitution, laws and resolutions of the National Assembly, Ordinances and resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly;

+ Supervise the operation of the Government, Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, the Council of Justices of the Supreme People’s Court, the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, the Chief Procurator of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the State Auditor General;

+ Supervise joint resolutions issued by the Government and the Presidium of Central Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front, joint circulars issued by the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court and the Chief Procurator of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, joint circulars issued by Ministers or Heads of ministerial-level agencies and the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court or the Chief Procurator of the Supreme People’s Procuracy in the fields that are in charge by the Nationality Council or the Committee of National Assembly;

+ Assist the National Assembly and The Standing Committee of National Assembly to exercise their supervision.

- National Assembly delegations shall

+ Exercise their supervisory activities and arrange for the National Assembly deputies in the Associations to exercise supervision in the local governments; or supervision delegations of National Assembly, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, the Nationality Council, or Committees of National Assembly in the local governments;

- National Assembly deputies shall:

+ Interpellate the State President, the National Assembly chairperson, the Prime Minister, the Minister and other members of the Government, the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court and the Chief Procurator of the Supreme People's Procuracy, or the State Auditor General;

+ Within the scope of their tasks and powers, supervise legislative documents, supervise the law implementation, and supervise settlement of complaints, denunciations or petitions (hereinafter referred to as complaints) lodged by citizens;

+ Participate in supervision groups of National Assembly, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, the Nationality Council, or Committees of National Assembly in the ministries or local governments as request.

When deeming it necessary, the National Assembly, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, the Nationality Council and the Committees of National Assembly shall supervise activities of other agencies, organizations and individuals.

(Article 4 of the Law on supervisory activities of the National Assembly and People’s Councils 2015)

2. Supervisory competence of the People’s Council in Vietnam

Supervisory competence of People’s Council, Standing Board of People’s Council, Committees of People’s Councils, groups of People’s Council deputies and People’s Council deputies shall be prescribed as follows:

- Each People’s Council shall supervise the adherence to Constitution, Laws of the local government and the implementation of resolutions of People’s Councils at the same administrative level; supervise the operation of the Standing Board of the People’s Council, the People’s Committee, the People’s Court, the People’s Procuracy, civil enforcement agency at the same administrative level and the Board of People’s Council at the same administrative level; and supervise Decisions of the People’s Committee at the same administrative level and resolutions of the inferior People’s Council;

- Each Standing Board of People’s Council shall supervise the adherence to Constitution, Laws of the local government and the implementation of resolutions of People’s Council at the same administrative level; supervise the operation of the People’s Committee, agencies of the People’s Committee, the People’s Court, the People’s Procuracy, civil enforcement agency at the same and inferior administrative level; and supervise Decisions of the People’s Committee at the same administrative level and resolutions of the inferior People’s Council; assist the People’s Council to exercise their supervision;

- Each Board of People’s Council shall supervise the operation of the People’s Court, the People’s Procuracy, civil enforcement agency at the same and inferior administrative level; and supervise the operation of the People’s Committee, agencies affiliated to the People’s Committee at the same administrative level; and supervise legislative documents in charge;

- Each group of People’s Council deputies shall supervise the adherence to Constitution, Laws and legislative documents by superior regulatory agencies in the local government and resolutions of the People’s Council at the same administrative level or other issues assigned by the People’s Council and/or the Standing Board of the People’s Council;

- People’s Council deputies shall interpellate the President of the People’s Committee, other members of the People’s Committee, the Chief Justice of the People’s Court, the Chief Procurator of the People’s Procuracy, and the Heads of agencies affiliated to the People’s Committee at the same administrative level; within their tasks and powers, supervise the adherence to the Constitution and law; supervise settlement of complaints lodged by citizens in the administrative division.

When deeming it necessary, a People’s Council, the Standing Board of the People's Council or a Board of the People’s Council shall supervise activities of other agencies, organizations and individuals in the administrative division.

(Article 4 of the Law on supervisory activities of the National Assembly and People’s Councils 2015)

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