Chapter 15: Commissions and Independent Offices
248. Application of Chapter
(1) This Chapter applies to the commissions specified in clause (2) and the independent offices specified in clause (3), except to the extent that this Constitution provides otherw...
249. Objects, authority and funding of commissions and independent offices
(1) The objects of the commissions and the independent offices are to— (a) protect the sovereignty of the people; (b) secure the observance by all State organs of democratic values...
250. Composition, appointment and terms of office
(1) Each commission shall consist of at least three, but not more than nine, members....
251. Removal from office
(1) A member of a commission (other than an ex officio member), or the holder of an independent office, may be removed from office only for— (a) serious violation of this Constitut...
252. General functions and powers
(1) Each commission, and each holder of an independent office— (a) may conduct investigations on its own initiative or on a complaint made by a member of the public; (b) has the po...
253. Incorporation of commissions and independent offices
Each commission and each independent office— (a) is a body corporate with perpetual succession and a seal; and (b) is capable of suing and being sued in its corporate name....
254. Reporting by commissions and independent offices
(1) As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, each commission, and each holder of an independent office, shall submit a report to the President and to Parliament...