All监察 Commissioners Step Down, Creating Two-Month Vacuum! Control Yuan: Public Petitions Accepted but 'Cannot Be Processed'

The term of the sixth-term Control Yuan commissioners expired on July 31, but the Legislative Yuan will not hold a roll-call vote on the nomination of the seventh-term commissioners until September 29, resulting in a two-month institutional vacuum. On August 3, the Control Yuan announced that prior to the Legislative Yuan exercising its confirmation power, petition services at the Control Yuan and the National Human Rights Commission will continue to operate normally. The public may continue to submit petitions in person, by mail, or online. All petition cases will be received and registered as usual, with content carefully analyzed in advance. However, formal proceedings can only continue legally once new commissioners are appointed.

Due to the absence of commissioners, the Control Yuan will temporarily suspend key functions, including commissioner-led public meetings, case investigations, and related deliberation procedures. As the enforcement agency of the 'Four Sunshine Laws,' the Control Yuan emphasized that general administrative services—including application processing, information disclosure, public reporting, legal consultation, document access, system integration, legal promotion, and anti-corruption publications—will remain fully operational.

However, the Anti-Corruption Committee, which is composed of Control Yuan commissioners, cannot currently be formed or convened. As a result, deliberations, penalties, and administrative actions related to violations of the 'Four Sunshine Laws' are temporarily suspended, including the legally mandated public announcement of penalty information.

The Control Yuan stressed the importance of maintaining public petition rights, anti-corruption oversight, and human rights protection mechanisms. It urged the Legislative Yuan to swiftly complete the confirmation process for the seventh-term commissioners and related budget reviews, so that the Control Yuan can fully exercise its statutory powers and ensure the protection of citizens' rights without delay.