Article%30:!Dates!of!Appeal!
An!appeal!must!be!submitted!to!the!commission!within!30!days!of!the!rejection!of!the!request!
Or!the!date!of!any!decision!of!the!institution!against!which!the!requesting!party!wishes!to!lodge!an!
appeal.!!
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Article%31:!Response!to!the!Appeal!
The!commission!needs!to!respond!to!the!appeal!within!30!days!of!the!date!of!the!submission!of!the!
appeal.!!
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Article%32:!Terms!of!appointment!of!the!Commissioner!
Whoever!is!appointed!commissioner!is!required:!
1. To!be!a!Palestinian!!
2. To!be!qualified!and!competent!
3. Must!be!at!least!forty!years!of!age!
4. That!has!not!been!sentenced!by!a!competent!court!of!a!felony!or!misdemeanor!involving!moral!
turpitude!or!dishonesty!
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Article%33:!The!appointment!of!the!Commissioner!
1. The!commissioner!shall!be!appointed!by!decision!of!the!Council!of!Ministers!for!a!period!of!4!
years!renewable!only!once.!!.!The!decision!will!determine!the!salary!and!other!financial!
entitlements.!!
2. The!Commissioner!must!be!devoted!full=time!to!the!functions!of!the!position!and!may!not!
simultaneously!engage!in!any!other!work!or!hold!any!other!position!or!function,!regardless!of!
whether!or!not!the!latter!are!remunerated.!
Article%34:!The!expiration!of!the!Commissioner’s!services!
The!services!of!the!Commissioner!General!will!be!terminated!in!the!event!that:!
1. Lost!one!of!the!conditions!of!his!appointment!!
2. Accepted!resignation!!
3. If!he!is!convicted!of!a!crime!or!wrongdoing!involving!corrupt!or!immoral!behavior.!
4. Death!
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Article%35:!Duties!(Mandate)!of!the!Commissioner!
The!commissioner!will!hold!the!following!duties:!!
1. Follow=up!and!make!decisions!concerning!appeals!to!the!general!commission,!and!his!decisions!
are!considered!binding!
2. Recruit!staff!for!the!commission!according!to!the!special!regulations!issued!by!the!Council!of!
Ministers.!
3. Supervise!the!work!of!the!General!Commission.!!
4. Prepare!the!necessary!regulations!to!implement!the!provisions!of!this!law!and!submitted!to!the!
Cabinet!for!approval!
5. To!issue!the!necessary!instructions!for!the!implementation!of!this!law!
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Article%36:!Powers!of!the!commissioner!
The!commissioner!has!the!following!powers:!
1. The!right!of!access!to!records,!papers!and!documents!which!are!relevant!to!the!information!at!
any!institution!
2. Demand!the!referral!to!justice!of!officials!responsible!for!hiding,!destroying!distorting,!changing!
or!adjusting!information!contrary!to!its!reality,!from!the!specialized!authorities.!