2. The Presiding Judge, Deputy Presiding Judge and the other members of the
Bench of the Court of Auditors shall be appointed by the President of the
Republic from amongst judges and non-judges for a single seven-year term of
office.
3. The composition and responsibilities o f the Court of Auditors shall be
established by law.
4. A report on the work of the Court of Auditors shall be produced each year,
submitted to the National Assembly and also forwarded to the various bodies
which exercise sovereign power.
Article 184
(High Council of the Judicial Bench)
1. The High Council of the Judicial Bench shall be the highest body responsible
for managing and disciplining the judicial Bench, and shall, in general, be
responsible for:
a) Assessing the professional ability of judges and taking disciplinary action
against them;
b) Proposing the appointment of judges to the Constitutional Court, under
the terms of the Constitution and the law;
c) Ordering investigations, inspections and enquiries into the legal services
and proposing the necessary measures required to ensure their efficiency
and improvement;
d) Proposing the appointment of members of the Bench to the Supreme
Court;
e) Appointing, placing, transferring and promoting judges, unless other
provisions exist in the Constitution and the law;
f) Organising the competitive submission of curricula for assessing the
judges of the Court of Auditors.
2. The High Council of the Judicial Bench shall be presided over by the
President of the Supreme Court and shall be composed of the following:
a) Three jurists appointed by the President of the Republic, at least one of
which must be a judge;
b) Five jurists appointed by the National Assembly;
c) Ten judges elected by judges from amongst their peers.
3. The term of office for members of the High Council of the Judicial Bench
referred to in paragraphs a), b) and c) of this Article shall be give years and
shall be renewable for one further term, under the terms of the law.
4. The members of the High Council of the Judicial Bench shall enjoy the same
immunities as the judges of the Supreme Court.
SECTION III
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