Chapter 10: Public Administration
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The nature and functions of different sectors, administrations or institutions of
public administration are relevant factors to be taken into account in legislation
regulating public administration.
Public Service Commission
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There is a single Public Service Commission for the Republic.
The Commission is independent and must be impartial, and must exercise its
powers and perform its functions without fear, favour or prejudice in the interest of
the maintenance of effective and efficient public administration and a high standard
of professional ethics in the public service. The Commission must be regulated by
national legislation.
Other organs of state, through legislative and other measures, must assist and
protect the Commission to ensure the independence, impartiality, dignity and
effectiveness of the Commission. No person or organ of state may interfere with the
functioning of the Commission.
The powers and functions of the Commission are—
(a) to promote the values and principles set out in section 195, throughout the
public service;
(b) to investigate, monitor and evaluate the organisation and administration, and
the personnel practices, of the public service;
(c) to propose measures to ensure effective and efficient performance within the
public service;
(d) to give directions aimed at ensuring that personnel procedures relating to
recruitment, transfers, promotions and dismissals comply with the values and
principles set out in section 195;
(e) to report in respect of its activities and the performance of its functions,
including any finding it may make and directions and advice it may give, and
to provide an evaluation of the extent to which the values and principles set
out in section 195 are complied with; and
(f) either of its own accord or on receipt of any complaint—
(i) to investigate and evaluate the application of personnel and public
administration practices, and to report to the relevant executive
authority and legislature;
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