1. The State Audit shall be implemented by the State
Comptroller.
State Audit
2. (a) The Comptroller will audit the economy, the
property, the finances, the obligations and the
administration of the State, of Government Ministries,
of all enterprises, institutions, or corporations of
the State, of Local Authorities, and of bodies or
other institutions which were defined by law as
subject to audit by the State Comptroller.
(b) The State Comptroller shall inspect the
legality, integrity, managerial norms, efficiency and
economy of the audited bodies, as well as any other
matter which he deems necessary.
Duty to provide information
3. A body subject to State Audit will upon request,
immediately provide the State Comptroller with
information, documents, explanations, or any other
material which the Comptroller deems necessary for
audit purposes.
Comptroller as Commissioner for Complaints
4. The State Comptroller will investigate complaints
from the public about bodies and persons, as provided
by law: in this capacity the State Comptroller shall
bear the title 'Commissioner for Complaints from the
Public'.
Additional tasks
5. The State Comptroller shall undertake additional
tasks as provided by law.
Accountability to the Knesset
6. In carrying out his functions, the State
Comptroller shall be accountable only to the Knesset
and not to the Cabinet.
Election and Term of Office (Amendment No. 1)
7. (a) The State Comptroller shall be chosen by the
Knesset in a secret ballot; the exact arrangements
shall be set by law.
(b) The term of office of the State Comptroller
shall be seven years.
(c) The State Comptroller shall serve one term only.
Qualifications (Amendment No. 1)
8. Any Israeli citizen, residing in Israel, shall be
eligible to serve as State Comptroller; any additional
qualifications may be determined by law.
Pledge of allegiance
9. The State Comptroller-elect shall make and sign
before the Knesset the following declaration:
'I pledge allegiance to the State of Israel and to its
laws, and will faithfully carry out my duties as State
Comptroller'.
Budget
10. The budget of the State Comptroller's Office
shall be determined by the Appropriations Committee of
the Knesset, upon the recommendation of the State
Comptroller, and will be published together with the
State Budget.
Salary and emoluments
11. The salary of the State Comptroller and other
payments made to him during his term of office or
subsequently, or to his survivors upon his demise,
shall be determined by law or by a Knesset Resolution
or by a duly authorized committee of the Knesset.
Contact with Knesset and issuance of reports
12. (a) The State Comptroller shall maintain contact
with the Knesset, as determined by law.
(b) The State Comptroller shall issue reports and
opinions within the scope of his duties and shall
publish them, subject to any restrictions determined
by law.
Removal from office
13. The State Comptroller shall not be removed from
office except by a two-thirds majority of those
Knesset members voting; arrangements for impeachment
shall be determined by law.
14. If the State Comptroller is not able to fulfill
his functions, an acting Comptroller shall be
appointed, in a manner and for a period as determined
by law.
