Key Institutions Report final 15 December 2011 - Unmit

c) To represent the Government and the Council of Ministers in their relations with the
President of the Republic and the National Parliament;
3. In his quality as head of Government, the Prime Minister has the power to issue instructions
to any member of Government and to make decisions on matters included in the areas of
responsibility of any Ministry or Secretariat of State, as well as to create permanent or
temporary committees or workgroups for any matters under the Government’s purview.
4. The Prime Minister also has powers regarding the services, bodies and activities under the
Presidency of the Council of Ministers that are not the responsibility of the other members of
Government that are part of it.”
Source: Article 6 of the Decree-Law 07/2007 of 5 September 2007 Approving the Organic Structure of the
IV Constitutional Government, amended by Decree-laws 05/2008, 26/2008, 37/2008, 14/2009, 11/2010
and 15/2010
MECHANISM OF ACCOUNTABILITY
“The Government shall be accountable to the President of the Republic and to the National
Parliament for conducting and executing the domestic and foreign policy in accordance with the
Constitution and the law.”
Source: Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Section 107
SERVICES AND BODIES UNDER THE PRIME-MINISTER
“ 1.The following bodies are depend directly from the Prime Minister:
a) National Intelligence Service;
b) Strategic Planning Unit;
2. According to its statute, the Banking and Payments Authority also depends directly from the
Prime Minister”
Source: Article 11 of the Decree-Law 07/2007 of 5 September 2007 Approving the Organic Structure of the
IV Constitutional Government, amended by Decree-laws 05/2008, 26/2008, 37/2008, 14/2009, 11/2010
and 15/2010
STAFFING PROFILE [OFFICE OF THE PRIME-MINISTER] 21
PERMANENT: 45
TEMPORARY: 19
2009 STATE BUDGET APPROVED 22 : USD 59,000
2010 STATE BUDGET APPROVED 23 : USD 86,000
2011 STATE BUDGET APPROVED 24 : USD 66,000
2011 STATE BUDGET (ESTIMATED) 25 : USD 37,901
CONTACT
Zeca Estevão, Executive Assistant in the Office of the Prime-Minister
21 The numbers provided refer to the number of posts approved in the 2011 General State Budget (which
might differ from the actual number of employees) (Source: General State Budget for 2011, Book 2)
22 Expenditure of Prime-Minister’s Cabinet
23 Expenditure of Prime-Minister’s Cabinet
24 Expenditure of Prime-Minister’s Cabinet
25 Expenditure of Prime-Minister’s Cabinet
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