TCI Constitution

Establishment of institutions protecting good governance 97. (1) There shall be the following institutions protecting good governance in the Turks and Caicos Islands— © Crown Copyright 2014 Copying/unauthorised distribution strictly prohibited. Printed under Authority by The Regional Law Revision Centre Inc. www.lawrevision.ai  LAWS OF TURKS & 70 CAP. 1.01 Constitution CAICOS ISLANDS Consolidation Date: 31 Dec 2014 (a) an Auditor General and a National Audit Office; (b) a Complaints Commissioner; (c) a Director of Public Prosecutions; (d) a Human Rights Commission; (e) an Integrity Commission; and (f) a Supervisor of Elections. (2) In the exercise of their functions each of the institutions protecting good governance, and any person acting on its instructions or on its behalf, shall not be subject to the direction or control of any other person or authority. (3) The remuneration and allowances of any person holding office as, or as a member of, any of the institutions protecting good governance shall be determined by law, are hereby charged on and shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund, and shall not be diminished during his or her continuance in office; and the terms and conditions of service of any such person shall not be altered to his or her disadvantage during his or her continuance in office. (4) Nothing in subsection (3) shall preclude an Ordinance that reduces the level of remuneration payable to the persons referred to in that subsection where that Ordinance makes equivalent reduction to the remuneration of all members of the public service.