Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977
-(1) Without prejudice to other provisions of this Article, the
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Official source131.-(1) Without prejudice to other provisions of this Article, the
Commission Parliament may enact a law pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter of this
and procedures
for its duties Constitution for purposes of prescribing provisions in respect of authority of the
Act No.3 Commission, procedures for conducting its business and legal immunities for
of 2000 Commissioners and employees of the Commission which shall enable them to
Art.18 discharge their duties without legal constraints.
(2) The Commission shall not inquire the following matters, for purposes
of discharging its functions, that is to say -
(a) any matter which is before a Court or any Tribunal;
(b) any matter concerning relationship or cooperation between the
Government and a foreign Government of any country or
international organization;
(c) any matter concerning powers of the President to award remission;
or
(d) any other matter that is mentioned in any law.
(3) In any financial year, the Commission shall prepare and submit to the
Minister responsible for human rights a report in respect of -
(a) activities of the Commission in the preceding year; and
(b) implementation of preservation of human rights in the United
Republic,
and, the Minister shall table before the National Assembly each report submitted
to him as soon as practicable after receipt.
(4) The provisions of subarticle (3) shall not be construed as restricting
the Commission from submitting any other report to any person or any other
authority.
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