STATUTES REQUIRING CONSTITUTIONAL ALIGNMENT __________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Disclosure of assets by public officers An Act must provide for the disclosure of assets by all public officers, including the President, Ministers, judges, permanent secretaries, army officers — perhaps even office messengers (section 198 of the Constitution). 5. Corporate governance for parastatals and government enterprises Again under section 198 of the Constitution, an Act of Parliament must lay down standards of good corporate governance to be observed by State-controlled entities, including companies controlled by the State. All the Acts setting up parastatals must be looked at and amended where necessary to provide term-limits for chief executive officers and performance-related contracts (section 316 of the Constitution). 6. Independent complaints mechanism for security services An Act of Parliament must establish an effective and independent mechanism for investigating complaints against the police and other members of the security services (section 210 of the Constitution). 7. Alienation of agricultural land by the State An Act of Parliament must lay down fair principles for the alienation and allocation of agricultural land by the State (section 293(3) of the Constitution). 8. Parliamentary oversight of government expenditure An Act of Parliament must provide for Parliament’s oversight of expenditure by the State and by all institutions of government, including parastatals and provincial councils and local authorities (section 299 of the Constitution). 27