The Cabinet said yesterday that it may complete the process of staffing the National Communications Commission's 12 members before Feb. 21, when the legislature is due to reconvene for its next session.
"It should be possible for us to complete the process before Feb. 21," said Minister without Portfolio Hsu Chih-hsiung (許志雄).
Justices' decision
Hsu made his remarks in response to queries regarding the nature of the decision by the justices, which will be announced today, on whether to accept or decline the Cabinet's request to temporarily freeze the enforcement of the Organic Law of the National Communications Commission (
Cabinet officials were worried that under the new law, the commission may actually overlap with the Cabinet's duties and infringe upon its authority.
The request was filed along with an application for a constitutional interpretation. The justices also announced that they will begin handling the application for the constitutional interpretation on March 8.
Talking about the Cabinet's request to temporarily freeze the enforcement of the law, Hsu said that the justices launched their three-day meeting on Feb. 15.
final approval
If the justices decide to decline the request, the Cabinet will definitely follow the order to complete the process of hiring the 12 selected members of the commission and submit the list of members to the legislature for final approval.
Government Information Office Minister and Cabinet Spokesman Cheng Wen-tsang (鄭文燦) also said that the justices' decision will be final. If the grand justices decide to enforce the law, the Cabinet will respect the decision and carry out whatever is required to help the commission begin its work as soon as possible.
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