(3) The term of office of the chairperson, vice chairperson, and members (excluding members under
paragraph (2) 1) shall be two years and they may be reappointed.
(4) The chairperson, vice chairperson, and members shall be prohibited from divulging information they
have obtained while performing their respective information-disclosure duties or from committing the act
of profiting personally from such information or compromising the interests of other persons by using
such information.
(5) From among the chairperson, vice chairperson, and members, a person who is not a public official
shall be deemed a public official in the application of the Criminal Act and the penalty provisions of other
Acts.
(6) Matters necessary for the operation of the Committee, including organization of the Committee and
procedures for resolution, shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
Article 24 (Overall Control of Systems, etc.)
(1) The Minister of the Interior and Safety shall exercise overall control of planing and general
administration concerning formulation of policy on information disclosure system under this Act, system
improvements, etc. <Amended by Act No. 12844, Nov. 19, 2014; Act No. 14839, Jul. 26, 2017>
(2) The Minister of the Interior and Safety may evaluate the current status of operation of the information
disclosure system of public institutions (excluding the National Assembly, courts, Constitutional Court,
and National Election Commission), if the Committee makes a request for such evaluation for an efficient
operation of the system. <Amended by Act No. 12844, Nov. 19, 2014; Act No. 14839, Jul. 26, 2017>
(3) The Minister of the Interior and Safety shall, if he/she conducts an evaluation referred to in paragraph
(2), publish findings of the evaluation after reporting them to the State Council through the Committee and
shall request the relevant public institution to take corrective measures, etc. with respect to matters that are
recommended by the Committee as being necessary to be improved. <Amended by Act No. 12844, Nov. 19,
2014; Act No. 14839, Jul. 26, 2017>
(4) The Minister of the Interior and Safety may recommend heads of public institutions (excluding the
National Assembly, courts, Constitutional Court, and National Election Commission) to improve
conditions concerning information disclosure, when necessary for information disclosure. In such cases,
the relevant public institutions shall faithfully comply with such request, and notify the Minister of the
Interior and Safety of outcomes thereof. <Amended by Act No. 12844, Nov. 19, 2014; Act No. 14839, Jul. 26,
2017>
(5) The National Assembly, courts, Constitutional Court, and National Election Commission, central
administrative agencies, and local governments may present their opinions on information disclosure to
institutions affiliated thereto or competent public institutions, or supervise or check information disclosure
made by such institutions.
Article 25 (Request for Submitting Materials)
If deemed necessary, the Secretary General of the National Assembly, the Minister of the Court
Administration, the Secretary General of the Constitutional Court, the Secretary General of the National
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