Chapter 9: State Institutions supporting Constitutional Democracy
Removal from office
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The Public Protector, the Auditor-General or a member of a
Commission established by this Chapter may be removed from office only on—
(a) the ground of misconduct, incapacity or incompetence;
(b) a finding to that effect by a committee of the National Assembly; and
(c) the adoption by the Assembly of a resolution calling for that person’s removal
from office.
A resolution of the National Assembly concerning the removal from office of—
(a) the Public Protector or the Auditor-General must be adopted with a supporting
vote of at least two thirds of the members of the Assembly; or
(b) a member of a Commission must be adopted with a supporting vote of a
majority of the members of the Assembly.
The President—
(a) may suspend a person from office at any time after the start of the proceedings
of a committee of the National Assembly for the removal of that person; and
(b) must remove a person from office upon adoption by the Assembly of the
resolution calling for that person’s removal.
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