Improving the provisions on the non-duplication principle in inspection operations

Abstract

Inspections are typically carried out by multiple authorities, which may cause overlap of authorities or activities of similar contents and purposes, such as state audits and inspection by administrative authorities. To avoid such overlap, the Law on Inspection has set forth the principle of non-duplication in inspection operations. However, this principle has not been fully and consistently represented in the provisions on inspection, on state audit and inspection. The article makes a number of suggestions to improve the laws, including ensuring no duplication in the aforementioned activities, effectiveness and efficiency of state authorities operations, and not affecting the normal operation of inspected subjects.