Amendments to some laws and decrees, putting the Capital Bill on the National Assembly’s agenda, and announcing the general agenda for the House’s seventh session in May are among the tasks ahead of the NA Standing Committee which convened in Hanoi February 9.
At the meeting chaired by NA chairman Nguyen Phu Trong, delegates discussed inconsistencies in the Land Law, the amended Law on Complaints and Denunciation, and the Ordinance on Procedures for Settlement of Administrative Cases.
One of the contradictions is people’s right to refer administrative cases to courts, an NA Law Committee representative said, seeking a resolution to the problem.
Under the amended Law on Complaint and Denunciation, when plaintiffs do not agree with verdicts handed down by chairpersons of provincial People’s Committees, they have the right to appeal to an court, the Law Committee said.
But in practice, when a plaintiff files a petition for land-related settlement, the court refuses to consider it, claiming the chairperson’s verdict is final and binding.
The courts usually cite the Law Land, which stipulates that the decision of People’s Committee chairpersons is final and that “the management and use of land shall comply with regulations of this law.”
The Ordinance on Procedures for Handling Civil Cases does not make it mandatory for the courts to consider such appeals.
Many delegates, including Tran the Vuong, head of the NA Committee for People's Aspirations, and Le Thi Thu Ba, chairwoman of the NA Justice Committee, agreed with the Law Committee and demanded the removal of such inconsistencies.
NA deputy chairman Nguyen Duc Kien suggested there should be a clause that all complaints and denunciations must fall under the ambit of the amended edition of the 2005 Law on Complaints and Denunciation.
Discussing the Capital Bill, many delegates said it should be carefully considered before submission to the NA for approval since it contains many provisions that are inconsistent with the existing laws.
These provisions are related to such issues as the use of capital’s budget, police, and chief architect.
The Law Committee said the bill can be discussed at the NA only after it is improved and the law can be passed at the House’s session at the end of this year.
NA deputy chairman Uong Chu Luu said if the bill is improved in time, it can be considered and passed at the seventh NA session.
The seventh session, to last from May 20 to July 2, will pass 11 laws and discuss 14 other bills.
The House will spend two and half days discussing voters’ petitions, hearing reports on what have to be done on voters’ suggestions, and listening to NA deputies’ questions and answers about important issues.
