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Pursuant to the AIPA Statutes, the organizational structure
of AIPA and its constituent bodies are as follows :
1. General Assembly
The highest body in AIPA is the General Assembly which
convenes once a year in compliance with Article 10 of the
AIPA Statutes, unless otherwise decided by the Executive
Committee. The General Assembly is held to provide policy
directions for the development of AIPA's objectives and
as a forum for interchange among it is members. According
to Article 12, the agenda to be discussed by the General
Assembly may be determined by the Executive Committee. However,
the General Assembly may also consider the discussion of
other issues beside those decided by the Executive Committee,
if the necessity arises and after listening to the explanations
by the party (parties) who puts forward the suggestion.
Participants of the General Assembly consist of members
of the ASEAN parliamentary delegations and observer groups,
with a maximum of 15 delegates from each AIPA member Parliament.
The General Assembly is presided by the AIPA President
who is the Speaker of the AIPA Member Parliament hosting
the General Assembly. The chief delegates of other member
Parliaments to the General Assembly act as Vice-Presidents.
The Statutes also stipulate that should the AIPA President
be incapacitated to chair the General Assembly, the chairmanship
will be replaced by a member elected from the host country's
delegates. The term of office of the AIPA President commences
immediately upon the conclusion of a General Assembly and
shall continue until the conclusion of the following General
Assembly.
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2. Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is an executive body under the
direction of the General Assembly. The membership of the
Executive Committee comprises 3 parliamentarians from each
Member Parliament, one of whom shall be the Speaker or his
representative. The President of AIPA is the chairman of
the Executive Committee. The chairman has the power to convene
a meeting of the Executive Committee at such place and time
as he/she deems necessary.
Based on Article 17 of the AIPA Statutes, the powers and
functions of the Executive Committee are as follows :
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to consider and recommend membership in AIPA and the participation
of Special Observers and Observers;
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to develop new initiatives for AIPA activities;
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to monitor the implementation of resolutions approved
by the General Assembly;
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to prepare the agenda and program as proposed by member
of Parliaments for the approval of the General Assembly;
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to propose the setting up of standing, study and ad hoc
committees whenever necessary;
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to direct, monitor and supervise the Permanent Secretariat;
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to recommend the appointment of the staff of the Permanent
Secretariat; and
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to formulate its own rules of procedure.
3. Standing Committee, Study Committee and Ad Hoc
Committee
With the approval of the General Assembly, the agenda proposed
by the Executive Committee will be discussed in detail by
the Committees established by the General Assembly. The
current Standing Committees convened during the General
Assembly are the Committee on Political Matters, Committee
on Economic Matters, Committee on Social Matters, Committee
on Organizational Matters, Committee on Joint Communique,
and Committee on Dialogue with Observer Countries.
Apart from the Standing Committees that are convened regularly
during every General Assembly, in accordance with Article
18 of the AIPA Statutes, the General Assembly has the authority
to form Study Committees and Ad Hoc Committees, to be in
charge of discussing specific issues related to the mutual
development and common interest of AIPA Member Parliaments,
especially in the area of legislation, through closer cooperation
among the Member Parliaments of AIPA.
In the last decade, specific issues of common interest
that have been discussed by AIPA Study Committees and Ad
Hoc Committees include the following:
- Common Legislation on Narcotics, Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation
- Feasibility of Establishing ASEAN Legislative Committee
- Human Rights
- Environment and Wildlife Protection
- Marine and Coastal Resources
- Enhancement of the AIPA Permanent Secretariat
- ASEAN Laws Related to or Having an Impact on the Implementation
of AFTA (ASEAN Free Trade Area)
- ASEAN Laws Related to Tourism and Human Resources Development
- Role of ASEAN Legislative Bodies in the Face of the Regional
Economic and Financial Crisis
- ASEAN Cooperation on Public Health
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