Indonesia 1945 Constitution (reinstated 1959, reviewed 2002) - Page 12 of 23

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Chapter VIIIA. Supreme Audit Board (Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan or BPK)

To investigate the management and accountability of state finances, there shall be a single Supreme Audit Board which shall be free and independent.
The result of any investigation of state finances shall be submitted to the DPR, DPD or DPRD in line with their respective authority.
Action following the result of any such investigation will be taken by representative institutions and/or bodies according to law.

The members of the BPK shall be chosen by the DPR, which shall have regard to any considerations of the DPD, and will be formally appointed by the President.
The leadership of the BPK shall be elected by and from the members.

The BPK shall be based in the capital of the nation, and shall have representation in every province.
Further provisions regarding the BPK shall be regulated by law.

The judicial power shall be independent and shall possess the power to organise the judicature in order to enforce law and justice.
The judicial power shall be implemented by a Supreme Court and judicial bodies underneath it in the form of public courts, religious affairs courts, military tribunals, and state administrative courts, and by a Constitutional Court.
Other institutions whose functions have a relation with the judicial powers shall be regulated by law.

The Supreme Court shall have the authority to hear a trial at the highest (cassation) level, to review ordinances and regulations made under any law against such law, and shall possess other authorities as provided by law.
Each justice of the Supreme Court must possess integrity and a personality that is not dishonourable, and shall be fair, professional, and possess legal experience.
Candidate justices of the Supreme Court shall be proposed by the Judicial Commission to the DPR for approval and shall subsequently be formally appointed to office by the President.
The Chair and Vice-Chair of the Supreme Court shall be elected by and from the justices of the Supreme Court.
The structure, status, membership, and judicial procedure of the Supreme Court and its subsidiary bodies of judicature shall be regulated by law.

There shall be an independent Judicial Commission which shall possess the authority to propose candidates for appointment as justices of the Supreme Court and shall possess further authority to maintain and ensure the honour, dignity and behaviour of judges.
The members of the Judicial Commission shall possess legal knowledge and experience and shall be persons of integrity with a personality that is not dishonourable.
The members of the Judicial Commission shall be appointed and dismissed by the President with the approval of the DPR.
The structure, composition and membership of the Judicial Commission shall be regulated by law.

The Constitutional Court shall possess the authority to try a case at the first and final level and shall have the final power of decision in reviewing laws against the Constitution, determining disputes over the authorities of state institutions whose powers are given by this Constitution, deciding over the dissolution of a political party, and deciding disputes over the results of general elections.
The Constitutional Court shall possess the authority to issue a decision over an opinion of the DPR concerning alleged violations by the President and /or Vice-President of this Constitution.
The Constitutional Court shall be composed of nine persons who shall be constitutional justices and who shall be confirmed in office by the President, of whom three shall be nominated by the Supreme Court, three nominated by the DPR, and three nominated by the President.
The Chair and Vice-Chair of the Constitutional Court are elected by and from the constitutional justices.
Each constitutional justice must possess integrity and a personality that is not dishonourable, and shall be fair, shall be a statesperson who has a command of the Constitution and the public institutions, and shall not hold any position as a state official.
The appointment and dismissal of constitutional justices, the judicial procedure, and other provisions concerning the Constitutional Court shall be regulated by law.