TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Control Yuan urged lawmakers to quickly confirm new commissioners, as it cannot open investigations while all commissioner posts remain vacant, CNA reported Monday.
UDN reported that the previous group of Control Yuan commissioners completed their six-year terms on Friday, leaving the agency without any commissioners. President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) nominated candidates for the new group in June.
The legislature is scheduled to hold a public hearing on the nominees Thursday and review them from Aug. 11 to Aug. 24. A confirmation vote is planned for Sept. 29, the opening day of the next legislative session.
The Control Yuan said people can still file complaints in person, by mail, or online during the vacancy. Staff can receive, register, and review complaints, but formal investigations cannot begin until new commissioners take office.
Other procedures that require commissioners are also suspended, including meetings between commissioners and members of the public. These functions can resume once the legislature confirms the nominees and they take office.
Liberty Times reported that routine administrative services will continue, including asset declarations, information disclosure, public reports, legal consultations, and document access. However, the agency cannot form its ethics committee because its members must be Control Yuan commissioners.
Without the committee, the Control Yuan cannot review relevant cases, impose penalties, or issue administrative decisions. Publication of penalty information related to transparency law violations is also temporarily suspended.
The Control Yuan urged the legislature to complete its review of the nominees and related budgets as soon as possible. It said filling the vacant posts is necessary to restore government oversight, ethics supervision, complaint investigations, and the work of the National Human Rights Commission.
