Sejm draft position on the proposal of 10 April 2013 (Ref. No. C 14/13), concerning Article 284 para. 2 of the Act of 27 August 2009 on Public Finance Cover Image

Projekt stanowiska Sejmu w sprawie o sygn. akt K 14/13
Sejm draft position on the proposal of 10 April 2013 (Ref. No. C 14/13), concerning Article 284 para. 2 of the Act of 27 August 2009 on Public Finance

Author(s): Krzysztof J. Kaleta
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Kancelaria Sejmu
Keywords: Poland; audit; public finances; public Information; Constitution; Constitutional Tribunal;

Summary/Abstract: In this draft position the author claims that Article 284 para. 2 of the Act on Public Finances imposes a disproportionate limitation on the constitutional right to public information and leads to violation of the essence of the right to information, and that the procedure for limiting access to the information provided in the contested provision does not comply with the requirement of proportionality, because is not able to improve the reliability and efficiency of the internal audit. He points out that the provision in question is incompatible with the appropriate provisions of the Constitution, as the documents produced by the internal auditor, as referred to in the examined article of the Act on Public Finances, do not form public information.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 263–283
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish