Section 17.  There shall be the Office of the National Human Rights Commission having the status of a Government agency attached to the National Assembly under the law on the organisation of the National Assembly and shall be under the supervision of the President.

                Section 18.  The Office of the National Human Rights Commission has the responsibility in the general affairs of the Commission and shall have the powers and duties as follows:

                (1)      to be responsible for the administrative works of the Commission;

(2)      to receive petition of human rights violation and submit it to the Commission and to investigate or examine matters which are petitioned as entrusted by the Commission;

(3)      to conduct study on and promote education and the dissemination of knowledge in the field of human rights;

(4)      to cooperate with Government agencies, private organisations or any other organisations in the field of human rights for the purpose of protecting human rights;

(5)      to carry out any other performance as entrusted by the Commission. 

                Section 19.  Officials of the Office of the National Human Rights Commission shall be ordinary officials of the National Assembly under the law on parliamentary official service.

                 The powers and duties of the Parliamentary Official Service Commission shall be the powers and duties of the Commission and the President shall be in charge of the administration of the affairs and personnel administration of officials of the Office of the National Human Rights Commission under the law on the organisation of the National Assembly and the law on parliamentary official service.

                 Section 20.  The Office of the National Human Rights Commission shall be the Secretary-General of the National Human Rights Commission who is responsible for the performance of duties of the Office of the National Human Rights Commission, directly answerable to the President who is the superior of officials and employees of the Office of the National Human Rights Commission.  There shall also be Deputy Secretary-General of the National Human Rights Commission to assist the Secretary-General in the performance of duties.

                 Section 21.  The Office of the National Human Rights Commission shall, with the consent of the Commission, submit an estimated annual budget to the Council of Ministers via the President of the National Assembly for its consideration of appropriation budgets, adequate for the independent administration of the Commission, in an annual appropriations bill or supplementary appropriations bill, as the case may be.  In this matter, the Council of Ministers, the House of Representatives, the Senate or the Standing Committees may, if requested by the President, allow the President or the persons entrusted by the President to give explanations.