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23 of September of 2009Meeting of the Council of Ministers on 23 September 2009IV CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENTmore
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
PRESS RELEASETHE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTER ON SEPTEMBER 23RD 2009
The Council of Ministers held a meeting this Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009, in its Room, in the Government Palace, in Dili, and has approved:
1. Government Resolution that approves a Commission to review the ISF mission
In view of Timor-Leste’s steady security situation. Considering its social and political stabilization, the country security and defense forces now able to accomplish their mission, the Government has decided to appoint a Commission to conduct an assessment over the needs to sustain ISF in the territory.The ISF statutes were established in May 2006, through an agreement signed by the Government of Timor-Leste and Australia, with the aim of restoring the national security in country. According to this agreement, an Australian military commander should control all the military and police forces, both national and international.By August 2006, the United Nations Security Council has partially revoked this agreement through UNMIT’s mandate ad to restore and maintain public order in Timor-Leste.In December 2006, both national and international Police Command has been handed over to the United Nations after celebrating an agreement with UNMIT to adjust the relationship between UNPOL and the State of Timor-Leste.In January 2007, a trilateral agreement between Timor-Leste, Australia and the United Nations sets a new path and the powers conferred through the May 26 agreement loose their applicability.Hence, vis-a-vis the changes regarding the ISF Mission, based upon the Constitution of the Republic of Timor-Leste and the recent High Defense and Security Council decision, the Government has decided to appoint a Commission to conduct an assessment over the ISF Mission in Timor-Leste.
2. Decree-Law that approves the Organic of the Migration Service
The establishment of a Migration Service – separated from PNTL – represents an opportunity to develop an organization which enables professional services to reach out the goals set by the Government for migration affairs.The Migration Service assumes the general responsibilities provided by the Immigration and Asylum Law to take control over the movement of people from the moment they arrive in country to the moment they depart. It also allows the control and monitoring of foreigners inside national territory.The organic law of the Migration Service was developed to ensure managerial and legislative conditions needed to accomplish a good migration administration.
3. Decree-Law which approves the Statute for Migration Service Staffs
The Migration Service (MS) was established as an independent body; dependent of the Government Member Responsible for Migration, hence its statutes should be regulated separately.The implementation of the Organic Law for Migration Service demands a special carrier regime (having in mind the Public Servants laws) that fits the new MS structure.
4. Resolution which approves Cultural National Policy
“Using Culture towards the Nation and the Timorese State” is one of the priorities defined by the IV Constitutional Government in its program.The preservation and dissemination of both Timor-Leste’s patrimony and cultural values are set in this policy through a sum of action lines, which includes the making of legislation, investigation support, education and training programs, and the creation of infrastructures.Thus, the Government shall coordinate and execute the policies by now defined for the preservation of cultural patrimony, as well as by increasing the support to cultural institutions and performances. It will also support the publications that allow cultural information to propagate countrywide, as well as the cooperation with other organizations which unsure relevant actions in cultural areas.The foregoing Organic Law of the Ministry for Education regulates and defines the future National Bibliotheca as a Public Institute and assumes responsibility for its management.
5 of August of 2009Meeting of the Council of Ministers on 5 July 2009IV CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENTmore
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
PRESS RELEASE
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING ON AUGUST 05TH 2009
The Council of Ministers held a meeting on August 5th, 2009, in its room, in the Government Building, in Dili, and has approved:
1. The Decree-Law which approves the Judicial Regime for Staffs of Justice, Secretariat Services of the Court, the Office of Attorney General and the Office of Public Defender.
The Judicial Regime for Staffs of Justice, Secretariat Services of the Court, the Office of Attorney General and the Office of Public Defender has been approved by the members of the Government. This Decree-Law will allow to respond to the urgent needs of the Courts, Office of the Prosecutors and Public Defenders concerning the professional assignment of their staffs, as well as the regulation of materials related to the organization of the Secretariat services of these entities, by promoting their capacities of internal organization and budgeting.
2. Draft of Law which approves the Civil Code
The Council of Ministers has approved today the Draft of Law which approves the Civil Code that represents an important sign in the future on judicially-private relationship in the Country. The legal proposal translates the work of the Committee that has been established since 2004 into that purpose, which intended to collect the questions that could be the subject of adaptation or modification of Timor-Leste’s realities. Thus, the Civil Code allows the judicial actors and community in general, to have the great certainty and stability relatively the regulation of social relations in community life. The Indonesian Civil Code has been restricted to the applications in the Courts which can reduce the daily activity of Public Administration and the community and limit the development of judicial deal. The Draft of Law approved today, as a result of a period of Public Consultation that has collected relevant academic contributions, which deals with these issues, as well as from the civil society and relevant representative organizations in the Country in order to safeguard a variety of East Timor’s culture and Tradition.
The Council of Minister has also analyzed:
1. The presentation of the activities of the Installing Commission of the Coordinating Committee of Operations of Border
The State Secretariat for the Security, after being identified the difficulties faced by the agencies which undertake their jobs in the management of the Borders and after being established the installing Commission of the Coordinating Committee of Border (FCCCBC), presented in the meeting today the work schedule until October 31st. Thus, to start developing the activities of cooperation and coordination among all agencies, it is fundamental to appoint the focal points of the agencies during the 3 months period of Installing Commission. It needs also to have a plan of defining the objectives that could be accomplished at short, middle and long terms, and to define a budgetary plan to be foreseen in the budget of each agency. The FCCCBC has also fulfilled the realization of the protocols among all agencies involved in this Committee and the draft of a Decree-Law proposal to be submitted to the Council of Ministers
2. The Presentation on Timor-Leste’s participation in Shanghai 2010 World Expo
The Ministry of Tourism, Commerce and Industry proposed mainly the structure and budgetary estimation for feasible participation of Timor-Leste in Shanghai 2010 World Expo.The Shanghai 2010 World Expo entitled “Better City, Better Life” is a world-wide Expo and, to the similarity of other kinds of this event, it is expected to host nearly 70 thousand of visitors as it is a privileged locality for economic, scientific, technological and cultural interchanges which can bring the advantages to the Country. The return of participation in an event on this extent will be always a great benefit.Timor-Leste had participated, for the first time as a Nation, in ‘98 Expo (Lisbon) and it will participate, for the second time as a Nation in Shanghai 2010 World Expo and, in this case, it is the first time as an Independent Country.As “an Invited Participant Country” of the Popular Government of China, Timor-Leste will get benefit of an offer of pavilion and a financial joint venture to use in services and necessary materials for its accomplishment. Agio Pereira was appointed by the members of the Council of Ministers, as the commissioner of Timor-Leste for Shanghai 2010 World Expo.
19 of August of 2009Meeting of the Council of Ministers on 19 August 2009IV CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENTmore
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
PRESS RELEASE
Meeting of the Council of Ministers on August 19th 2009
The Council of Ministers holds a meeting this Wednesday, August 19th., 2009, in it Room, in the Government House, in Dili, and has approved:
1. The Decree-Law that approves the Remuneration Regime for the members of Anti-Corruption Commission.
The Decree-Law approved today in the meeting of Council of Ministers, has established the remuneration for the members of Anti-Corruption Commission. Therefore, the Commissioner for the Anti-Corruption Commission will gain the monthly salary of $4000 (Four Thousand American Dollars) and the Assistant Commissioners $3.500 (Three Thousand and Five Hundred American Dolars). Regarding to subsides, the Council of Ministers has decided that the members of the Commission, accomplishing the charge travel, are entitled to a food and lodgment allowance equivalent to a member of National Parliament.
2. Law Proposal for Domestic Violence
The State is entitled to establish a prevention system intended to eliminate or reduce the consequences from social or family life from which emerge from the domestic violence, to provide assistance to the families and to the peoples under risk or worry as it effect can be bounded. By this way, this Law Proposal intended to implement the effective means to prevent and promote the right and assistance, as an adequate legal protection, for the victims/survivors of domestic violence in conformity with International Human Right Conventions.
3. The resolution that approves two enterprise projects
The Council of Ministers approved the resolution which approves two enterprise projects one in Taci-Tolu and another one in Dili. For conducting the process of negotiation, it was appointed the Vice-Prime-Minister Mr. Mário Carrascalão, the Coordinator for Public Administration.- 14 of August of 2009Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers on 14 August 2009Soon available.more
