§ § 12¹⁰Political party funding supervision committee

(1) The political party funding supervision committee verifies whether political parties, election coalitions and single candidates adhere to the requirements provided for in this Act.
(1¹) The political party funding supervision committee advises political parties in matters of funding the political parties and, at the request of a political party, makes proposals to the political party for overcoming economic difficulties, restoring the liquidity, improving the solvency and ensuring the sustainable management of the political party.
[RT I, 05.02.2014, 1 – entry into force 01.04.2014]
(1²) To perform the functions arising from subsections 1 and 11 of this section, the political party funding supervision committee has the right to demand that a political party, an election coalition or a single candidate undergo a special audit. The political party funding supervision committee will appoint an auditor by way of drawing lots among the certified auditors entered in the register of auditors. The name of the auditor and the reason of involving the auditor will be communicated to the party to the proceedings before involving the auditor, unless the matter needs to be attended to urgently or if the notification could impede the attainment of the purpose of the audit. The expenses of the audit are covered from the budget of the political party funding supervision committee. The political party funding supervision committee will establish a more detailed procedure for appointment of auditors.
[RT I, 05.02.2014, 1 – entry into force 01.04.2014]
(2) The political party funding supervision committee consists of:
1) a member appointed by the Chancellor of Justice;
2) a member appointed by the Auditor General;
3) a member appointed by the National Electoral Committee;
4) a member appointed by a political party represented in the Riigikogu, who is not a member of the Riigikogu or of the Government of the Republic.
(3) The person appointing the member concurrently appoints their alternate member of the committee.
(4) The term of office of a member of the committee is five years, unless the member of the committee specified in subsection 2 of this section is removed by the person who appointed them before the expiry of the term of office.
(5) A new member of the committee is appointed not later than on the tenth day before the expiry of the term of office of a member of the committee.
(6) The committee will establish its rules of procedure.
(7) The committee has a chairman and a vice chairman who are elected by the committee from among the members of the committee in the first meeting of the committee. A meeting of the political party funding supervision committee is called by the chairman or vice chairman of the previous political party funding supervision committee not later than on the seventh day following the start of the term of office of the committee.
(8) Members of the committee maintain the confidentiality of the information disclosed to them in the course of the work of the committee, which is not subject to disclosure under this Act.
(9) The Chancellery of the Riigikogu ensures the operations and technical service of the committee.
(10) The committee is registered in the national register of state and local authorities.
[RT I, 10.12.2010, 1 – will enter into force on the day of commencement of the term of office of the XII composition of the Riigikogu.]
(11) A member and a substitute member of the committee are remunerated for participating in a meeting of the committee and for performing other tasks of the committee. The hourly remuneration of a member and a substitute member of the committee is twenty-five times the hourly minimum wage established by the Government of the Republic. The procedure for remuneration is provided for in the rules of procedure of the committee.
[RT I, 26.07.2012, 1 – entry into force 07.07.2012]