Conduct Council
The Conduct Council is formed by the DPR as a standing complementary organ of the DPR. The composition of membership of the Conduct Council is determined by the DPR in a Plenary Meeting in proportion to and for the purpose of an even distribution of the number of Members of each Faction at the beginning of DPR membership term of office and at the beginning of the Session Year. Members of the Conduct Council 17 (seventeen) persons. The Conduct Council has the tasks to, among other things:
- Investigate and verify the complaints against members to their inability to , perform tasks continually or permanent impediment as Members; no longer meeting the requirements of Member candidates as set out in the General Elections Law; breach of promise/oath, Code of Ethics, and/or non-performance of obligations as Members; or breach of regulation on the prohibition of dual (concurrent) positions as provided for in the provisions of laws and regulations.
- make a decision on the results of investigations and verifications and submit it to the Leadership of the DPR.
The Conduct Council has the authority to: summon the Members concerned to present information and defend themselves against alleged breaches; and summon informants, witnesses and/or other related parties to be enquired, including to provide documents or other evidence. Following the implementation of investigations and verifications of the complaints, evidence as well as witnesses, the Conduct Council may apply sanctions in the form of the following :
- Written reprimands submitted by the Leadership of the CIPR to the Members Concerned.
- Removal from the Leadership of the DPR or the Leadership of the DPR complementary organs or DPR Members submitted to the Leadership of the DPR to be read out in the Plenary Meeting.
- Removal as DPR Members submitted by the Leadership of the DPR to the President to be legalized and then such Presidential decree shall be submitted by the Leadership of the DPR to the Members concerned.
The Conduct Council may decide a rehabilitation decision, if the Members complained are proven not in violation of laws and regulations and Code of Ethics announced in the Plenary Meeting and such decision shall be distributed to al1 DPR Members.









