The main authorities with functions relevant to preventing and countering corruption are the Integrity Commission, the Anti-Corruption Unit within the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs, the Public Service Commission, the Electoral Commission, the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Procurement Board, the Office of the Attorney General. [...] The Director of Public Prosecutions is appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission and may be removed for misconduct by the Governor General on the basis of the recommendation of a specially appointed tribunal (sect. [...] • Promote transparency and accountability in the management of public finances by allowing public input concerning the adoption of the national budget, completing the reform of the public finance management laws concerning internal audit and digitalization, increasing the capacity of the Office of the Director of Audit and ensuring that the Public Accounts Committee meets regularly and implements. [...] In accordance with section 67A of the Proceeds of Crime Act, the Attorney General or the Director of the Office of National Drug and Money-Laundering Control Policy may apply to the court to give effect to a foreign forfeiture or confiscation order, and the court must register such an order, provided that the conditions set out in sections 67 (4) and 67B of the Act are met. [...] With regard to the preservation of property for the purposes of mutual legal assistance, in the case of money-laundering offences, provisions of the Money-Laundering (Prevention) Act authorize the Office of National Drug and Money-Laundering Control Policy to maintain properties that are subject to a freezing order, pending the conclusion of a trial for criminal offences or determination of an ass.
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