Act on Anti-Corruption and the Establishment and Operation of the Anti-Corruption: Civil Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea

By Republic of Korea

The Anti-Corruption Act established the Korea Independent Commission Against Corruption, which produces policies, orchestrates preventive activities such as institutional improvement and educational programs, and works to detect corruption by investigative processes and receiving complaints from the public. Excerpt: The purpose of this act is to protect people's basic rights and interests…

• Language: English
• Publisher: DigiCat
• Release date: Jul 21, 2022
• ISBN: 8596547098386

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Republic of Korea

Act on Anti-Corruption and the Establishment and Operation of the Anti-Corruption

Civil Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea

EAN 8596547098386

DigiCat, 2022

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER II ANTI-CORRUPTION & CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION

CHAPTER III LOCAL OMBUDSMAN

CHAPTER IV HANDLING OF COMPLAINT

CHAPTER V REPORTING OF ACTS OF CORRUPTION AND PROTECTION OF WHISTLE-BLOWERS, ETC.

ADDENDA

ADDENDUM

ADDENDA (PUBLIC SERVICE ETHICS ACT)

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CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Article 1 (Purpose)

The purpose of this Act is to protect people’s basic rights and interests, secure administrative validity, and create a transparent public service and society by handling people’s complaints and grievances, improving unreasonable administrative systems, and preventing and efficiently regulating corruption through the establishment of the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission.

Article 2 (Definitions)

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows:

The term public organizations means the institutions and organizations that fall into any of the following categories:

(a) The administrative agencies of various levels under the Government Organization Act and the executive organs and councils of local governments under the Local Autonomy Act; (b) The Superintendents of the Offices of Education, the district offices of education, and the boards of education under the Local Education Autonomy Act; (c) The National Assembly under the National Assembly Act, the courts of various levels under the Court Organization Act, the Constitutional Court under the Constitutional Court Act, the election commissions of various levels under the National Election Commission Act, and the Board of Audit and Inspection under the Board of Audit and Inspection Act; and (d) Organizations related to public service under Article 3 (1) 12 of the Public Service Ethics Act.

The term administrative agency, etc. means any central administrative agency, local government, corporation or organization that has the authority of an administrative agency or to which such authority is delegated or entrusted, under the article 4 of the Act on the Operation of Public Institution, or member of such a corporation or organization

The term public organization employees means the persons who fall into any of the following categories:

(a) The persons under the State Public Officials Act and the Local Public Officials Act, and those who are recognized by other Acts as public officials in terms of qualifications, appointments, education and training, services, remunerations, guarantee of position and so on; and (b) The heads of organizations related to public service provided for in subparagraph 1 (d) and the employees of such organizations.

The term act of corruption means the act of wrongdoing that falls into any of the following categories:

(a) The act of a public organization employee to seek illegitimate gains for himself/herself or for any third party by abusing his/her position or authority, or violating Acts and subordinate statutes in connection with his/her duties; (b) The act of causing financial damage to a public organization in violation of Acts and subordinate statutes, when it is in the process of executing its budget, or acquiring, managing or disposing of its property, or entering into and executing a contract to which it is a party; and (c) The act of forcing, recommending, suggesting or encouraging someone to engage in or conceal the acts provided for by the above subparagraphs (a) and (b).

The term complaint means any complaint on any illegal, unjustifiable or passive action of an administrative agency, etc. (including an actual act and omission) or unreasonable administrative system which violates a citizen's right