| 1. |
State audit
is vested in the State Comptroller. |
Substance |
| 2. |
(a) |
The State Comptroller
shall audit the economy, the property, the finances,
the obligations and the administration of the State,
of Government offices, of all enterprises, institutions
or corporations of the State, of local authorities
and of the other bodies or institutions made subject
by law to the audit of the State Comptroller. |
State Audit |
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(b) |
The State Comptroller
shall examine the legality, moral integrity, orderly
management, efficiency and economy of the audited
bodies, and any other matter which he deems necessary. |
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| 3. |
A body
subject to the audit of the State Comptroller shall
at his request, without delay, provide the State
Comptroller with information, documents, explanations,
or any other material which the Comptroller deems
necessary for the purposes of audit. |
Duty to provide information |
| 4. |
The State
Comptroller shall investigate complaints from the
public about bodies and persons, as provided by
or under law; in this capacity the State Comptroller
shall bear the title "Ombudsman". |
Complaints from the public |
| 5. |
The State
Comptroller shall carry out other functions as provided
by law. |
Other functions |
| 6. |
In carrying
out his functions, the State Comptroller shall be
accountable only to the Knesset and shall not be
dependent upon the Government. |
Accountability to the Knesset |
| 7. |
(a) |
The State
Comptroller shall be elected by the Knesset in a
secret ballot; the election procedures shall be
prescribed by law. |
Election and term of office |
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(b) |
The term
of office of the State Comptroller shall be seven
years. |
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(c) |
The State
Comptroller shall serve only one term of office. |
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| 8. |
Every Israeli
citizen, resident in Israel, is eligible to be a
candidate for the office of State Comptroller; additional
qualifications may be prescribed by law. |
Eligibility |
| 9. |
The State
Comptroller-elect shall make and sign before the
Knesset the following declaration of allegiance:
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Declaration of allegiance |
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"I
pledge to bear allegiance to the State of Israel
and its laws, and to carry out faithfully my functions
as State Comptroller". |
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| 10. |
The budget
of the State Comptroller's Office shall be determined
by the Finance Committee of the Knesset, upon the
proposal of the State Comptroller, and shall be
published together with the budget of the State. |
Budget |
| 11. |
The salary
of the State Comptroller and other payments payable
to him during, or after, his term of office, or
to his survivors after his death, shall be determined
by law or by a resolution of the Knesset or of a
committee of the Knesset authorized by the Knesset
for this purpose. |
Salary and benefits |
| 12. |
(a) |
The State
Comptroller shall maintain contact with the Knesset,
as prescribed by law. |
Contact with the Knesset and submission
of reports |
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(b) |
The State
Comptroller shall submit to the Knesset reports
and opinions within the scope of his functions and
shall publish them, in the manner and subject to
the restrictions prescribed by law. |
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| 13. |
The State
Comptroller shall not be removed from office except
in the following circumstances: |
Removal from office |
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(1) |
he is permanently
prevented for health reasons from performing his
duties – on the day that a majority of the members
of Knesset vote in favor of such a decision, following
a procedure determined by law. |
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(2) |
on grounds
of behavior unfitting the position of State Comptroller
– on the day that at least three-quarters of the
members of Knesset vote in favor of such a decision,
following a procedure determined by law. |
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| 14. |
If the
State Comptroller is unable to carry out his functions,
an acting Comptroller shall be appointed, in a manner
and for a period prescribed by law. |
Acting Comptroller |
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