§ KZ Const. Art. 55(untitled)

The following shall be the exclusive responsibility of the Senate:
1) Election and release from office of the Chairperson of the Supreme Court and judges of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan upon the recommendation of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and swearing them into office;
1-1) election of The Human Rights Commissioner in Kazakhstan for a five-year term and his release from office upon the recommendation of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2) giving consent to the appointment by the President of the Republic of the Chairman of the Constitutional Court, the Chairman of the National Bank, the Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council, the Prosecutor General, the Chairman of the National Security Committee of the Republic;
3) deprivation of immunity of the Prosecutor General, the Chairman and judges of the Supreme Court of the Republic, the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Republic of Kazakhstan;
4) has been excluded pursuant to the RK Law dated May 21, 2007 N 254-III, (is enacted from the date of its official publishing);
5) performance of the Parliament’s functions with regard to adoption of constitutional and other laws, when the Mazhilis is absent due to the early termination of its powers;
6) performance of other powers that have been conferred upon the Senate by the Constitution.
Footnote: See resolution N 11/2 of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 5, 2000.
Footnote: Article 55 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 254-III dated May 21, 2007 (shall be enacted from the day of its official publication); No. 51-VI dated March 10, 2017(shall be enacted from the day of its first official publication); dated 08.06.2022 (shall be enforced from 08.06.2022).