National Anti-Corruption Commission (Thailand)
| คณะกรรมการป้องกันและปราบปรามการทุจริตแห่งชาติ | |
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| Formed | April 1999 |
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| Jurisdiction | Kingdom of Thailand |
| Annual budget | 2,017 million baht (2017) |
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| Website | nacc |
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) (Thai: คณะกรรมการป้องกันและปราบปรามการทุจริตแห่งชาติ; rtgs: khana kamma kan pong kan lae prappram kan thutcharit haeng chat) is a constitutional organization of Thailand.
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand B.E. 2517 (1974) Section 66 stated "The State should organize government service works and other works efficiently and should take all steps to prevent and suppress the quest for benefits by corruption means." The Counter Corruption Act was promulgated in 1975 and allowed the establishment of Office of the Commission of Counter Corruption (OCCC), but OCCC was granted little power to combat corruption.
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand B.E. 2540 (1997) added checks and balances to assure integrity and transparency in government. New independent government agencies like the National Counter Corruption Commission, the Constitutional Court, the Administrative Court, the Office of the Auditor-General, the National Human Rights Commission, the Consumer Protection Organization, the Environmental Conservation Organization, and an Ombudsman were established.
In 1999, the Organic Act on Counter Corruption B.E. 2542 (1999) was enacted. It created the National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC) as an independent commission in April.
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand B.E. 2550 (2007) specified (in Chapter XI, Organs under the Constitution; Part 1, Independent Organs under the Constitution; Section 246), that the NCCC consists of a president and eight other members appointed by the king with the advice of the senate. Section 251 stated that the NCCC shall have an independent secretariat, the Secretary–General of the National Counter Corruption Commission as the superior responsible directly to the President of the NCCC.
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