The functions of the Southern Sudan Anti Corruption Commission are as follows:

a) Protecting of public property

b) Investigating of corruption cases involving public property as well as in the private sector. The findings of their investigations shall be submitted to the Ministry of Legal Affairs and Constitutional Development for necessary action.

c) Fighting administrative malpractices in public institutions such as nepotism, favouritism, tribalism, sectionalism, gender discrimination, bribery, embezzlement and sexual harassment.

d) Pursuant to the constitutional clause on the declaration of wealth and prohibition of private business by constitutional office holders at all levels of GOSS, the Anti Corruption Commission shall require all persons holding public offices to make a confidential formal declaration of their income, assets and liabilities.

The Commission shall not have any power to question the decision of any Justice, Judge, magistrate or chief registrar where such decision was made in the discharge of the functions of his or her office.

Appointed Commission Members

1. Dr. Pauline Riak - Chairperson
2. Phillip Chol Biowei - Deputy Chairperson
3. Hastin Yokwe - Member
4. John Chol Ruea - Member
5. Awad Muswa - Member

The functions of the Southern Sudan Audit Chamber are as follows:

a) To supervise of the financial performance of all levels of GOSS, including revenue collection and expenditure. This is in accordance with the budgets approved by their respective legislatures.

b) To audit the accounts of the Southern Sudan Executive, the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly, the Judiciary of Southern Sudan and the accounts of states, local governments, independent commissions, public institutions and corporations and any other institutions in Southern Sudan as may be determined by law.

The Auditor General shall present an annual report to the President of GOSS and to the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly.

Appointed Commission Members

1. Barnaba Majok Barnabas - Auditor General
2. Dr. Paul Wani Jumi - Deputy Auditor General
3. Majur Nhial Makol - Auditor
4. Aurelio Agook Wol - Auditor
5. Peter Abuoi Mading - Auditor

The functions of the Southern Sudan Center for Census, Statistics and Evaluation are as follows:

a) To collect, compile, analyze and publish all official statistical information on economic, social, demographic, environmental and general activities and conditions of the people of Southern Sudan

b) To conduct all censuses and surveys that are carried out throughout Southern Sudan

c) To monitor and evaluate social impacts of public policies, projects and programmes

d) To monitor the progress of poverty alleviation and the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals in Southern Sudan.

The President of the GOSS shall appoint a Board of Directors and the Director of the Centre. The Board shall be the highest policy-making body of the Southern Sudan Centre for Census, Statistics and Evaluation; it shall formulate policies and set its internal regulations, priorities, standards and criteria for all the censuses and surveys to be carried out in Southern Sudan.

Appointed Commission Members

1. Isaiah Chol Aruai - Chairperson
2. John Maciek Acuok - Deputy Chairperson

The Civil Service Commission shall advice GOSS on the formulation and execution of policies related to public service, employment and employees. It has the following powers and functions:

a) To promote the basic values and principles set out for the civil service in the constitution

b) To investigate, monitor and evaluate the organization, administration and personnel practices of the Civil service

c) To propose measures to ensure effective and efficient performance within the Civil Service

d) To give directions aimed at ensuring that personnel procedures relating to recruitment, transfers, promotions and dismissals comply with the values and principles set out in the constitution

e) To advise all levels of government in Southern Sudan on personnel practices, recruitment, appointment, transfer, discharge and other aspects of the civil service

f) To review the terms and conditions of service, standing orders, training and qualifications for public offices, personnel management, development of the civil service and to make recommendations to the Government

g) To guide and coordinate state civil service commissions
h) Addressing any imbalance in the Southern Sudan civil service;

i) To hear and determine grievances from employees of Southern Sudan Government and appeals against the decisions of State Civil Service Commissions without prejudice to the right of resorting to courts

j) Any other function assigned to it by the law

Appointed Commission Members

1. Deng Chuol Malang - Chairperson
2. Elizabeth Patrick - Deputy Chairperson
3. Elisapana Ginaba Kaja - Member
4. Lucia Sebit - Member
5. Simon Diing Yol - Member

Appointed Commission Members

1. Jurkuc Barac - Chairperson
2. Margaret Mathiang Deng - Deputy Chairperson
3. Makuei Philemon Majok - Member
4. Luka Ngor Anau - Member
5. Egidio Taban - Member

The DDR Commission was established by the President GOSS to expedite the process of incorporation and reintegration of ex-combatants into other regular forces, civil service and other civilian institutions and society.

1. Appointed Commission Members
2. Arop Mayak - Chairperson
3. Ann Kima Hoth - Deputy Chairperson

The Employees Justice Chamber shall, without prejudice to the right of resorting to courts or exhausting the proceedings of the Civil Service Commission, be competent to consider and determine grievances from Southern Sudan civil service employees.

The Chamber shall present to the President of the Government of Southern Sudan any recommendations or proposed remedies it deems appropriate to ensure justice.

Appointed Commission Members

1. Elizabeth Manoa Majok - Chairperson
2. Basilica Andrea Modi - Deputy Chairperson
3. Josephine Apieu Jenaro - Member
4. Ajang Akoon Majok - Member
5. Francis Okeny - Member

The Fiscal and Financial Allocation and Monitoring Commission was established to ensure transparency and fairness in regard to the allocation of funds collected at the level of GOSS to the states and local governments in Southern Sudan. The Commission shall undertake the following duties and responsibilities:

a) To monitor and ensure that equalization grants from the Southern Sudan Revenue Fund are promptly transferred to the respective levels of government

b) To guarantee appropriate sharing and utilization of financial resources

c) To safeguard transparency and fairness in the allocation of funds to the states and local governments in Southern Sudan

The Commission shall report quarterly to the President of GOSS and the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly about its performance and the President of GOSS shall take appropriate remedial action in case of failure by the Southern Sudan Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning to discharge any of the functions stipulated above.

Appointed Commission Members

1. Gabriel Mathiang Rok - Chairperson
2. Representative of the Ministry of Finance, GOSS - Member
3. Representative of the Judiciary of Southern Sudan - Member
4. Minister of Finance from the 10 Southern States - Members
5. Chairperson of Financial Affairs Committee of the S.S.L.A - Member

Appointed Commission Members

1. Dr. Bellario Ahoy Ngong - Chairperson
2. Viviana Kakulei - Deputy Chairperson
3. Dr. Angok Gordon Koul - Executive Director
4. Monica Ayen Maguat - Member
5. Representative of Youth Organizations - Member
6. Representative of the Army (SPLA) - Member
7. Representative of Indigenous NGOs - Member
8. Representative of People living with HIV/AIDs - Member

The Commission has the power to issue summons or other orders requiring representatives of relevant institutions and other bodies at all levels of government in Southern Sudan or persons or organizations to appear before it or produce any document or record relevant to any investigation by the Commission. The Commission may also request a government representative or any person or organization to take part in its deliberations if and when necessary.
The functions of the Commission shall, inter alia, be to:

a) Monitor the application and enforcement of the rights and freedoms enshrined in this Constitution

b) Investigate, on its own initiative or on a complaint made by any person or group of persons against any violation of human rights

c) Visit jails, prisons and places of detention or related facilities with a view to assessing and inspecting conditions of the inmates and make recommendations to the relevant authority

d) Establish a continuing programme of research, education and information to enhance respect for human rights

e) Recommend to the Assembly effective measures to promote human rights

f) Create and sustain within society awareness of the provisions of this Constitution as the fundamental law of the people of Southern Sudan

g) Educate and encourage the public to defend this Constitution at all times against all forms of abuse and violation

h) Formulate, implement and oversee programmes intended to inculcate in the citizens of Southern Sudan awareness of their civic responsibilities and appreciation of their rights and obligations as citizens

i) Monitor compliance of all levels of government in Southern Sudan with international and regional human rights treaties and conventions ratified by the Republic of the Sudan

j) Express opinion or present advice to government organs on any issue related to human rights

k) Perform such other function as may be provided by law.

The Human Rights Commission shall publish periodical reports on its findings and submit annual reports to the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly on the state of human rights and freedoms in Southern Sudan.

Appointed Commission Members

1. Joyce Kwaje - Chairperson
2. Thomas Dut Gatkek - Deputy Chairperson
3. Nyang Lul Gai - Member
4. Annei Mawien Adhiik - Member
5. Kongder Dut - Member

The functions of the Southern Sudan Land Commission are as follows:

a) To entertain claims, at its discretion, and in respect of land, be they against any level of government or other parties interested in the land

b) To arbitrate between willing contending parties on claims over land; the parties to the arbitration shall be bound by the decision of the Commission on the basis of mutual consent and upon registration of the award in a court of law

c) To enforce the law applicable to the locality where the land is situated or such other law as the parties to the arbitration agree, including principles of equity

d) To accept references on request from the relevant government, or in the process of resolving claims, make recommendations to the appropriate level of government concerning land reform policies and recognition of customary rights or customary land law

e) To assess appropriate compensation for land including but not limited to monetary compensation, for applicants in the course of arbitration or in the course of a reference from a court advise different levels of government on how to co-ordinate policies on Southern Sudan projects affecting land or land rights

f) To study and record land use practices in areas where natural resource development occurs

g) To conduct hearings and formulate its own rules of procedure

h) Any other functions that may be conferred upon it by law.
The Commission shall have its budget approved by the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly and shall be accountable to the President of the Government of Southern Sudan for the administrative performance of its functions.

Cooperation between National and Southern Sudan Land Commissions

The National Land Commission and Southern Sudan Land Commission shall co-operate and co-ordinate their activities so as to:

a) Use their resources efficiently

b) Exchange information and decisions on land issues

c) Resolve any conflict between their findings or recommendations

In case of conflict between the findings or recommendations of the National Land Commission and Southern Sudan Land Commission, which cannot be resolved or reconciled, the matter shall be referred to the Constitutional Court.

Appointed Commission Members

1. Robert Lado Lwoki - Chairperson
2. Wilson Kiri - Deputy Chairperson
3. Pio Tem Geng - Member
4. Nura Edward Zangabeyo - Member
5. Benjamin Akol Deng - Member

Appointed Commission Members

1. James Kok Ruea - Chairperson
2. Peter Gwang Akich - Deputy Chairperson
3. Kennedy Gayen Ngere - Member
4. Samuel Wel Machiek - Member
5. Beatrice Aber Samson - Member

In spite of the finality of the judgments of the relevant courts, the Public Grievances Chamber shall consider complaints relating to grievances suffered by citizens in relation to government institutions. The Chamber shall consider grievances only after exhausting all means and stages of litigation by the complainant.

The Chamber shall make recommendations or propose remedies to the President of GOSS. The Chamber may on its own motion recommend to the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly any measures it deems appropriate to ensure efficiency, justice or probity in the performance of the Southern Sudan governmental institutions.

Appointed Commission Members

1. Dr. Chier Deng Akol - Chairperson
2. Michael Mario - Deputy Chairperson
3. Alphones Akol Thiik - Member
4. Mark Akiu - Member
5. Achol Touch Nhial - Member

The Reconstruction and Development Fund was established to solicit, raise and collect funds from domestic and international donors and disburse such funds for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the infrastructure of Southern Sudan, the resettlement and reintegration of internally and externally displaced persons, and to address any imbalances in regional development and infrastructure.
GOSS shall be responsible for expenditure from the fund and shall be entitled to raise additional funds by way of donation from foreign States, multilateral organizations or other bodies for the purposes of the reconstruction and development of Southern Sudan states.

The Fund shall be transparently administered and professionally managed by a body established by GOSS, which shall also appoint an oversight committee having on it a representative of the National Ministry of Finance and of the National Audit Chamber. The Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly shall supervise the performance of the Fund.

A monitoring and evaluation system shall be established to ensure accountability, transparency, efficiency, equity and fairness in the utilization of resources.

Appointed Commission Members

1. Dr. David Nailo Mayo - Chairperson
2. Majur Mayor Machar - Deputy Chairperson
3. Joyce Araba - Chief Administrator
4. Paul Tiopic Liet - Coordinator/ Project Operations
5. George Lowah Walla - Accountant

Six months before the end of the six-year Interim Period, there shall be an internationally monitored referendum for the people of Southern Sudan organized by the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission in cooperation with the National Government and the Government of Southern Sudan.
The people of Southern Sudan, voting on a single ballot and by majority vote, shall either:
a) Confirm unity of the Sudan by voting to adopt the system of government established under the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, this Constitution and the Interim National Constitution; or
b) Vote for secession.

The functions of the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission shall include:

a) The repatriation, relief, resettlement, rehabilitation, reintegration of returnees and internally displaced persons

b) The facilitation of the reconstruction of the conflict affected areas.

Appointed Commission Members

1. Simon Kun Puoch - Chairperson
2. Rev. William Chan Acuil - Deputy Chairperson
3. Elijah Alier Ayom - Executive Director

All revenue collected for or by the Government of Southern Sudan shall be pooled in a Southern Sudan Revenue Fund administered by the Southern Sudan Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning. Such Fund shall embrace all accounts and sub-funds into which monies due to the Government of Southern Sudan are collected, reported or deposited.

All the revenue and expenditure of each level of government in Southern

Sudan shall be on-budget operations and made public as the case may be.

Any withdrawals from the Southern Sudan Revenue Fund shall not be made except in accordance with the law.