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CHAPTER 13
INSTITUTIONS TO COMBAT CORRUPTION AND CRIME
PART 1
ZIMBABWE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION
13.1 Establishment and composition of Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission
(1) There is a commission to be known as the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission
consisting of—
(a) a chairperson appointed by the President after consultation with the Committee on
Standing Rules and Orders; and
(b) eight other members appointed by the President from a list of not fewer than twelve
nominees submitted by the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders.
(2) Members of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission must be chosen for their
integrity and their knowledge of and experience in administration or the prosecution or
investigation of crime or for their general suitability for appointment, and—
(a) at least one must be qualified to practise as a legal practitioner in Zimbabwe, and have
been so qualified for at least seven years;
(b) at least one must be qualified to practise as a public accountant or public auditor in
Zimbabwe, and have been so qualified for at least seven years; and
(c) at least one must be a person with at least ten years’ experience in the investigation of
crime.
13.2 Functions of Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission
(1) The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has the following functions—
(a) to investigate and expose cases of corruption in the public and private sectors;
(b) to combat corruption, theft, misappropriation, abuse of power and other improper
conduct in the public and private sectors;
(c) to promote honesty, financial discipline and transparency in the public and private
sectors;
(d) to receive and consider complaints from the public and to take such action in regard to
the complaints as the Commission considers appropriate;
(e) to direct the Commissioner-General of Police to investigate cases of suspected
corruption and to report to the Commission on the results of any such investigation;
(f) to refer matters to the National Prosecuting Authority for prosecution;
(g) to require assistance from members of the Police Service and other investigative
agencies of the State; and
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