Tuesday, 26 October 2021

23rd Sitting of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government

At the sitting held on 26 October 2021, the members of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government considered, in principle, the Bill on the Ombudsman and the Bill amending and modifying the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance, both submitted by the Government.


The bills were presented by Maja Macuzic Puzic, State Secretary at the Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government, who said that the innovations to be introduced by the bills enhance transparency, expand the circle of persons with the status of authorities obliged to act according to the Law, as well as the Commissioner's authorities, amend the procedure for the election of the Commissioner and limit the Commissioner’s term of office to eight years with no option for re-election.

Following the presentation and discussion the Committee voted to propose that the National Assembly accept the bills.

The sitting was chaired by Committee Chairman Vladimir Djukanovic and attended by the following Committee members and deputy members: Sanja Lakic, Dejan Kesar, Dubravka Kralj, Vesna Krisanov, Toma Fila, Velibor Milojicic, Nenad Krstic, Marijan Risticevic, Djordje Dabic, Sanja Jefic Brankovic, Dr Mihailo Jokic and Dragan M. Markovic.


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  • 11.00 - sitting of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)

  • 11.00 - sitting of the of the Committee on Education, Science, Technological Development and the Information Society (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)

  • 11.00 - judges elected to judicial office for the first time take the oath of office before the National Assembly Speaker (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)

  • 11.30 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Ukrainian Ambassador (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street)

  • 12.00 - opening of the exhibition marking 150 years since the birth of Mileva Maric Einstein (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)

  • 12.00 - sitting of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)

  • 13.00 - sitting of the Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)

  • 17.00 - sitting of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)

  • 17.05 - National Assembly Deputy Speaker at the AEPA Association if Lawyers Conference: NO MORE SILENCE – ME AGAIN (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)

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