Law on Inspection 2025, No. 84/2025/QH15

LAW

On Inspection^[1]

Pursuant to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which has a number of articles amended and supplemented under Resolution No. 203/2025/QH15;

The National Assembly promulgates the Law on Inspection.

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Law provides inspection organization and activities.

Article 2. Interpretation of terms

In this Law, the terms below are construed as follows:

1. Inspection means carrying out the review, assessment and conclusion, and recommending solutions by inspection bodies with respect to the implementation of policies and laws and the performance/exercise of tasks/powers by agencies, organizations and individuals according to the law-specified order and procedures.

2. Inspection-conducting persons include inspection decision issuers, heads of inspection teams, and members of inspection teams.

3. Oriented inspection program means a document defining orientations and focal points of inspection activities for a year, which is approved by the Prime Minister at the proposal of the Inspector-General of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam.

4. Inspection plan means a document defining principal inspection tasks for a year, which is issued by the head of an inspection body to implement the oriented inspection program and to meet management requirements.

5. Inspection organization plan means a document specifying contents, subjects, period and duration of, and manner of organizing, an inspection, which is prepared by the head of an inspection team and approved by the inspection decision issuer.

6. Scope of inspection means specific limits regarding contents, subjects and period of inspection as specified in an inspection decision.

7. Inspected subject means an agency, organization or individual subject to inspection as identified in an inspection decision and an inspection organization plan.

8. Inspection contents cover the implementation of policies and laws and the performance/exercise of tasks/powers by an agency, organization or individual as the inspected subject.

9. Inspection period means a period of implementation of policies and laws and performance/exercise of tasks/powers by an inspected subject, that is reviewed and assessed in a particular inspection.

10. Inspection duration means a duration counted from the date of announcement of an inspection decision to the date of completion of the direct inspection.

11. Supervision of activities of an inspection team means the monitoring, review and assessment of the compliance with law, adherence to ethical standards and codes of conduct and sense of discipline, and performance of assigned tasks by the head and members of an inspection team in the inspection duration.

12. Appraisal of a draft inspection conclusion means the review and evaluation carried out to provide remarks and recommendations for finalizing the draft inspection conclusion.

13. Inspection conclusion means a document signed by an inspection decision issuer to evaluate, conclude, and give recommendations about, inspected contents.

14. Inspection-related handling decisions include a decision issued by an inspection-conducting person for exercising his/her rights in inspection activities, and a decision issued by the head of a competent state management agency or by the head of an inspection body to realize an inspection conclusion.

Article 3. Purposes of inspection activities

Inspection activities aim to detect limitations and shortcomings in management mechanisms, policies and laws so as to recommend solutions and remedial measures to competent state agencies; prevent, detect and handle violations of law; help agencies, organizations and individuals strictly comply with law; promote positive factors; contribute to power control; enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of state management work; and safeguard the interests of the State as well as the lawful rights and interests of agencies, organizations and individuals.

Article 4. Principles of inspection activities

1. Ensuring compliance with law, democracy, publicity, objectivity, timeliness and accuracy.

2. Not obstructing the normal operation of inspected subjects and other agencies, organizations and individuals.

3. Avoiding overlaps in scope and timing among inspection bodies, and between inspection bodies and state audit offices; avoiding overlaps in the exercise of rights while conducting inspection.

Article 5. Functions of inspection bodies

Inspection bodies have the functions of assisting competent state management agencies in performing the state management of inspection, citizen reception, settlement of complaints and denunciations, and prevention and combat of corruption and negative practices; and conducting inspection, citizen reception, settlement of complaints and denunciations, and prevention and combat of corruption, waste and negative practices in accordance with law.

Article 6. Prohibited acts in inspection activities

1. Intentionally failing to issue inspection decisions when detecting signs of law violation that, as per the law, require inspections to be conducted; conducting inspections ultra vires or in contravention of inspection decisions or approved inspection organization plans.

2. Receiving, brokering or offering bribes in inspection activities; abusing inspection positions and powers to commit illegal acts, harass, or cause difficulties and troubles for inspected subjects and other agencies, organizations and individuals; abusing powers during the inspection process.

3. Covering up or intentionally overlooking acts of violation, corruption or waste or negative acts; deliberately issuing false or groundless conclusions; intentionally issuing illegal decisions or taking illegal handling measures; failing to propose initiation of criminal cases and transfer case files with signs of a crime detected through inspection to investigating bodies as required under regulations; failing to handle, or propose the handling of, agencies, organizations or individuals that commit acts of violation, corruption or waste or negative acts; failing to handle, or propose the handling and recovery of, appropriated, lost or wasted money amounts and assets as detected through inspection as required under regulations.

4. Disclosing information or documents related to an inspection before the inspection conclusion is made public.

5. Illegally interfering in inspection activities; using one’s influence to distort inspection results or inspection conclusions or recommendations.

6. Failing to provide information or documents, or providing untimely, inadequate, untruthful or inaccurate information or documents; appropriating, destroying or falsifying documents or material evidences related to inspection contents.

7. Opposing, obstructing, bribing, threatening, retaliating against, or victimizing inspection-conducting persons, supervisors, appraisers, or persons providing information or documents to inspection bodies; causing difficulties to inspection activities.

8. Other prohibited acts as specified by law.

Chapter II

ORGANIZATION, TASKS AND POWERS OF INSPECTION BODIES

Article 7. Inspection bodies

1. The Government Inspectorate of Vietnam.

2. Inspectorates of provinces and cities (below collectively referred to as provincial Inspectorates).

3. Inspection bodies in the People’s Army, the People’s Public Security forces, and the State Bank of Vietnam, including the Inspectorate of the Ministry of National Defense, the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Public Security, the Inspectorate of the State Bank, and other inspection bodies in the People’s Army, the People’s Public Security forces and the State Bank of Vietnam as specified by the Government.

4. The Inspectorate of the Government Cipher Committee; and inspection bodies established under treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party (below referred to as Inspectorates established under treaties).

5. The organization and operation of the inspection bodies mentioned in Clauses 3 and 4 of this Article must comply with the Government’s regulations.

Article 8. Inspectors

1. Inspectors are persons classified into or appointed to the inspector rank in inspection bodies to perform/exercise their tasks/powers in inspection activities in accordance with law.

2. General criteria for a person to be classified into or appointed to the inspector rank:

a/ Being a civil servant, an officer of the People’s Army, an officer of the People’s Public Security forces, or a person engaged in cipher work, unless otherwise provided by the Government for inspectors of Inspectorates established under treaties;

b/ Being loyal to the Fatherland and the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; possessing good moral qualities; having a sense of responsibility, and being upright, honest, impartial and objective;

c/ Possessing a university or higher degree, having relevant state management knowledge and professional qualifications, and being knowledgeable about law.

3. Inspectors shall be classified into the following ranks:

a/ Inspector;

b/ Principal inspector;

c/ Senior inspector.

4. Inspectors shall be provided with and entitled to use uniforms and inspector’s cards.

5. Inspectors shall comply with law and take responsibility before heads of their managing agencies and before law for the performance/exercise of their tasks/powers.

6. The Government shall detail this Article.

Section 1

GOVERNMENT INSPECTORATE OF VIETNAM

Article 9. Position and functions of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam

1. The Government Inspectorate of Vietnam is an agency of the Government, functioning to perform the state management of inspection, citizen reception, settlement of complaints and denunciations, and prevention and combat of corruption and negative practices nationwide; and perform the tasks of inspection, citizen reception, settlement of complaints and denunciations, and prevention and combat of corruption, waste and negative practices in accordance with law.

2. The Government Inspectorate of Vietnam is composed of the Inspector-General, Deputy Inspectors-General, inspectors, and civil servants and public employees.

Article 10. Tasks and powers of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam

1. In the field of inspection, the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam shall assist the Government in performing the state management of inspection, and has the following tasks and powers:

a/ To formulate policies and laws on inspection;

b/ To formulate the oriented inspection program and submit it to the Prime Minister for approval;

c/ To formulate, and organize the implementation of, its own inspection plans; to guide the Inspectorate of the Ministry of National Defense, the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Public Security, the Inspectorate of the State Bank, the Inspectorate of the Government Cipher Committee, Inspectorates established under treaties, and provincial Inspectorates in formulating their inspection plans, and urge and inspect the implementation of such plans;

d/ To inspect the implementation of policies and laws and the performance/exercise of tasks/powers by ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government-attached agencies and provincial-level People’s Committees; to inspect the implementation of policies and laws and the performance/exercise of tasks/powers by agencies, organizations, units and individuals under the Ministries without Inspectorates;

dd/ To inspect the compliance with law in the sectors under the state management by the Ministries without Inspectorates;

e/ To inspect complicated cases involving the state management responsibility of multiple ministries, ministerial-level agencies or provincial-level People’s Committees;

g/ To inspect the management and use of state capital and assets at enterprises;

h/ To inspect cases falling under its competence when detecting signs of law violation;

i/ To conduct inspection at the proposal of ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies or heads of government-attached agencies;

k/ To inspect other cases as assigned by the Prime Minister or competent authorities;

l/ To check the accuracy and legality of inspection conclusions issued by the Inspectorate of the Ministry of National Defense, the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Public Security, the Inspectorate of the State Bank, the Inspectorate of the Government Cipher Committee, Inspectorates established under treaties and provincial Inspectorates, and decide on post-inspection handling when necessary;

m/ To re-inspect cases for which inspection conclusions have been made by the Inspectorate of the Ministry of National Defense, the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Public Security, the Inspectorate of the State Bank, the Inspectorate of the Government Cipher Committee, Inspectorates established under treaties or provincial Inspectorates when detecting signs of law violation;

n/ To monitor, urge and examine the implementation of inspection-related conclusions, recommendations and handling decisions of the Prime Minister and the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam;

o/ To coordinate with the State Audit Office of Vietnam in addressing overlaps and duplications between inspection activities and state audit activities; to guide inspection bodies in handling overlaps and duplications between inspection activities and state audit activities;

p/ To lead and direct inspection work, provide inspection-related professional training and guidance, and issue inspection operations certificates;

q/ To summarize and report on inspection results.

2. To assist the Government in performing the state management of citizen reception, settlement of complaints and denunciations, and prevention and combat of corruption and negative practices; to perform/exercise tasks/powers in citizen reception, settlement of complaints and denunciations, and prevention and combat of corruption, waste and negative practices in accordance with law.

Article 11. Tasks and powers of the Inspector-General of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam

1. The Inspector-General of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam is a member of the Government and shall be held responsible before the National Assembly, the Government and the Prime Minister for inspection, citizen reception, settlement of complaints and denunciations, and prevention and combat of corruption and negative practices.

Deputy Inspectors-General shall assist the Inspector-General in performing tasks as assigned by the Inspector-General.

2. In the field of inspection, the Inspector-General of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam has the following tasks and powers:

a/ To lead, direct, examine and supervise inspection work within the scope of the Government’s state management; to lead the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam in performing/exercising its tasks/powers in accordance with this Law and other relevant laws;

b/ To promulgate legal documents according to his/her competence;

c/ To submit to the Prime Minister for approval the oriented inspection program; to promulgate inspection plans of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam and organize and direct the implementation thereof;

d/ To decide on the inspection of cases falling within his/her competence when detecting signs of law violation;

dd/ To decide on the inspection at the proposal of ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies or heads of government-attached agencies;

e/ To propose ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies and chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees to assign personnel with appropriate qualifications to join inspection teams of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam when necessary;

g/ To propose the Minister of National Defense, the Minister of Public Security, the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, the Ministers of Ministries with Inspectorates established under treaties, and Chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees to direct the inspection of cases showing signs of law violation;

h/ To decide to re-inspect cases for which inspection conclusions have been made by the Inspectorate of the Ministry of National Defense, the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Public Security, the Inspectorate of the State Bank, the Inspectorate of the Government Cipher Committee, Inspectorates established under treaties or provincial Inspectorates when detecting signs of law violation;

i/ To handle overlaps and duplications between inspection activities and state audit activities and among activities of inspection bodies;

k/ To consider and handle matters relating to inspection work in case the head of the concerned state management agency disagrees with the head of the inspection body. In this case, the Inspector-General of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam shall report such to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision;

l/ To propose the Prime Minister to request ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, provincial-level People’s Committees or Chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees to terminate the implementation of, or annul, legal documents issued by ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, provincial-level People’s Committees or Chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees that are contrary to the Constitution, laws or legal documents of superior state agencies as detected through inspection;

m/ To propose the Prime Minister to terminate the implementation of part or the whole of resolutions of provincial-level People’s Councils that are contrary to the Constitution, laws or legal documents of superior state agencies as detected through inspection; to report to the Prime Minister for him/her to propose the National Assembly Standing Committee to annul part or the whole of resolutions of provincial-level People’s Councils with contents contrary to the Constitution, laws or legal documents of superior state agencies as detected through inspection;

n/ To propose competent agencies or persons to amend, supplement or issue documents to meet management requirements; to propose the termination, annulment or abolishment of unlawful regulations detected through inspection, unless the proposal is made under Points l and m of this Clause;

o/ To propose ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of government-attached agencies or Chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees to review, and rectify and address violations in sectors, fields or localities under their management as detected by the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam through inspection;

p/ To propose to the Prime Minister or competent agencies or organizations, or request heads of agencies or organizations to examine the responsibility of and handle, organizations or individuals under their management that commit violations as detected through inspection, or that fail to implement inspection-related conclusions, recommendations or handling decisions.

Section 2

INSPECTORATE OF THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE, INSPECTORATE OF THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY, INSPECTORATE OF THE STATE BANK OF VIETNAM

Article 12. Position and functions

1. To assist the Minister or the Head of a ministerial-level agency in performing the state management of inspection, citizen reception, settlement of complaints and denunciations, and prevention and combat of corruption and negative practices; to conduct inspection of agencies, organizations and individuals subject to management by the Minister or the Head of the ministerial-level agency, and in the fields under the state management by the ministry or the ministerial-level agency; to perform the tasks of citizen reception, settlement of complaints and denunciations, and prevention and combat of corruption, waste and negative practices in accordance with law.

To submit to the leadership and administration by the Minister or the Head of the ministerial-level agency, and to the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam’s direction on inspection work and professional guidance.

2. The Inspectorate of the Ministry of National Defense, the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Public Security and the Inspectorate of the State Bank of Vietnam each has the Chief, Deputy Chiefs, inspectors, and other civil servants.

The Chief of the Inspectorate shall be appointed, reappointed, relieved from duty, dismissed, transferred, rotated or seconded by the Minister or the Head of the ministerial-level agency after obtaining written opinions of the Inspector-General of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam.

Article 13. Tasks and powers

1. In the field of inspection, to assist the Minister or the Head of the ministerial-level agency in performing the state management of inspection, and perform/exercise the following tasks/powers:

a/ To advise, formulate and submit to the Minister or the Head of the ministerial-level agency for promulgation, and guide and urge the implementation of, regulations on inspection organization and activities under the state management by the ministry or ministerial-level agency;

b/ To formulate draft inspection plans and submit them to the Minister or the Head of the ministerial-level agency for opinion, and promulgate, and organize the implementation of, inspection plans;

c/ To inspect the implementation of policies and laws and the performance/exercise of tasks/powers by agencies, organizations and individuals subject to management by the Minister or the Head of the ministerial-level agency; to inspect the compliance with policies and laws by agencies, organizations and individuals in the fields under the state management by the ministry or ministerial-level agency;

d/ To conduct inspection of cases falling under its competence when signs of law violations are detected;

dd/ To conduct inspection of other cases as assigned by the Minister or the Head of the ministerial-level agency;

e/ To conduct re-inspection of cases for which inspection conclusions have been made by other inspection bodies in the People’s Army, the People’s Public Security forces or the State Bank of Vietnam;

g/ To monitor, urge and supervise the implementation of its own conclusions and recommendations, and inspection-related handling decisions of the Minister or the Head of the ministerial-level agency;

h/ To examine the accuracy and legality of post-inspection handling decisions of Chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees for cases falling under the state management by the ministry or ministerial-level agency when necessary;

i/ To summarize and report on inspection results.

2. To assist the Minister or the Head of the ministerial-level agency in performing the state management of citizen reception, settlement of complaints and denunciations, prevention and combat of corruption and negative practices; to perform/exercise tasks/powers in citizen reception, settlement of complaints and denunciations, and prevention and combat of corruption, waste and negative practices in accordance with law.

Article 14. Tasks and powers of the Chief of the Inspectorate

In the field of inspection, the Chief of the Inspectorate has the following tasks and powers:

1. To lead, direct, examine and supervise inspection work within the scope of state management by the ministry or ministerial-level agency; to lead the performance/exercise of inspection tasks/powers in accordance with this Law and other relevant laws;

2. To direct the formulation; and promulgate, and organize the implementation of, inspection plans;

3. To decide on inspection of cases falling under his/her competence when signs of law violations are detected;

4. To sanction administrative violations or propose competent persons to sanction administrative violations in accordance with the law on handling of administrative violations;

5. To address overlaps and duplications in inspection activities of inspection bodies; to report to the Inspector-General of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam for the latter to consider and decide on addressing overlaps and duplications in activities of inspection bodies;

6. To propose the Minister or Head of the ministerial-level agency to suspend within his/her competence the implementation of illegal decisions in the fields under the state management by the ministry or ministerial-level agency that are detected through inspection;

7. To propose the Minister or Head of the ministerial-level agency to settle issues related to inspection work;

8. To propose competent agencies or persons to amend and supplement existing documents or promulgate new ones to meet management requirements; to propose suspension, annulment or abolishment of unlawful regulations detected through inspection;

9. To propose the Minister or Head of the ministerial-level agency, or request the head of the concerned agency or organization to examine the responsibility of, and handle, organizations or individuals under their management that commit violations detected through inspection, or that fail to implement inspection-related conclusions, recommendations or handling decisions.

Section 3

PROVINCIAL INSPECTORATES

Article 15. Position and functions of provincial inspectorates

1. A provincial inspectorate is a specialized agency under the provincial-level People’s Committee, assisting the provincial-level People’s Committee in performing the state management of inspection, citizen reception, settlement of complaints and denunciations, and prevention and combat of corruption and negative practices; performs inspection tasks within the scope of state management by the provincial-level People’s Committee; and performs the tasks of citizen reception, settlement of complaints and denunciations, and prevention and combat of corruption, waste and negative practices in accordance with law.

The provincial inspectorate submits to the direction and administration by the Chairperson of the provincial-level People’s Committee, and to the inspection-related direction and professional guidance by the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam.

2. A provincial inspectorate has the chief, deputy chiefs, inspectors and other civil servants.

The Chief of the Provincial Inspectorate shall be appointed, reappointed, relieved from duty, dismissed, transferred, rotated or seconded by the Chairperson of the provincial-level People’s Committee after obtaining written opinions of the Inspector-General of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam.

Article 16. Tasks and powers of provincial Inspectorates

1. In the field of inspection, a provincial Inspectorate shall assist the provincial-level People’s Committee in performing the state management of inspection work and has the following tasks and powers:

a/ To formulate draft inspection plans, and report them to the Chairperson of the provincial-level People’s Committee for opinion, and promulgate, and organize the implementation of, inspection plans;

b/ To inspect the implementation of policies and laws and the performance/exercise of tasks/powers of specialized agencies, other administrative organizations and public non-business units under the provincial-level People’s Committee; commune-level People’s Committees; and units and individuals under specialized agencies of the provincial-level People’s Committee, and commune-level People’s Committees;

c/ To inspect the compliance with law in the fields under the state management by specialized agencies under the provincial-level People’s Committee;

d/ To inspect the management and use of state capital and assets at enterprises of which the provincial-level People’s Committee acts as the owner’s representative, except cases subject to inspection by the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam;

dd/ To inspect cases falling under its competence when detecting signs of law violation;

e/ To inspect other cases as assigned by the Chairperson of the provincial-level People’s Committee;

g/ To monitor, urge and examine the implementation of conclusions and recommendations of the provincial Inspectorate, and inspection-related handling decisions issued by the Chairperson of the provincial-level People’s Committee or the Chief of the provincial Inspectorate;

h/ To organize professional training courses for civil servants of the provincial Inspectorate;

i/ To summarize and report on inspection results.

2. To assist the provincial-level People’s Committee in performing the state management of citizen reception, settlement of complaints and denunciations, and prevention and combat of corruption and negative practices; to perform/exercise tasks/powers in citizen reception, settlement of complaints and denunciations, and prevention and combat of corruption, waste and negative practices in accordance with law.

Article 17. Tasks and powers of Chiefs of provincial Inspectorates

In the field of inspection, the Chief of a provincial Inspectorate has the following tasks and powers:

1. To lead, direct, examine and supervise the inspection work within the scope of state management by the provincial-level People’s Committee; to lead the provincial inspectorate in performing/exercising tasks/powers in accordance with this Law and other relevant laws;

2. To direct the formulation of, and promulgate, and organize the implementation of, inspection plans;

3. To decide on inspection for cases falling under his/her competence when signs of law violations are detected;

4. To propose heads of specialized agencies of the provincial-level People’s Committee or Chairpersons of commune-level People’s Committees to assign persons with appropriate qualifications to join inspection teams of the provincial Inspectorate when necessary;

5. To propose heads of specialized agencies of the provincial-level People’s Committee or Chairpersons of commune-level People’s Committees to review, rectify and remedy violations in the sectors, fields or localities under the latter’s management that are detected by the provincial Inspectorate through inspection;

6. To propose the Chairperson of the provincial-level People’s Committee to resolve issues related to inspection work;

7. To propose competent agencies or persons to amend and supplement existing regulations or promulgate new ones to meet management requirements; to propose the suspension, annulment or abolishment of unlawful regulations detected through inspection;

8. To propose the Chairperson of the provincial-level People’s Committee or request heads of concerned agencies or organizations to review responsibility and handle organizations or individuals under their management that commit law violations detected through inspection or that fail to implement inspection-related conclusions or handling decisions.

Chapter III

INSPECTION ACTIVITIES

Article 18. Formulation and issuance of oriented inspection programs and inspection plans

1. No later than September 30 every year, the Inspector-General of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam shall submit to the Prime Minister for approval the oriented inspection program for the subsequent year; no later than October 15 every year, the Prime Minister shall approve such program.

Based on the approved oriented inspection program, the Inspector-General of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam shall provide guidance for the Inspectorate of the Ministry of National Defense, the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Public Security, the Inspectorate of the State Bank of Vietnam, the Inspectorate of the Government Cipher Committee, Inspectorates established under treaties and provincial inspectorates to formulate draft annual inspection plans.

2. The formulation and issuance of inspection plans shall be based on the oriented inspection program, guidance of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam, requirements of socio-economic development tasks and management work within the sectors, fields and localities.

No later than November 15 every year, the Inspector-General of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam shall issue the inspection plan of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam and send it to related inspectorates to address overlaps and duplications.

No later than November 20 every year, the Chief of the Inspectorate of the Ministry of National Defense, the Chief of the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Public Security, the Chief of the Inspectorate of the State Bank of Vietnam, the Chief of the Inspectorate of the Government Cipher Committee, Chiefs of Inspectorates established under treaties and Chiefs of provincial Inspectorates shall submit inspection plans of their agencies to the heads of same-level state management agencies for review and opinion.

No later than November 30 every year, the heads of same-level state management agencies shall give written opinions on the inspection plans; within 5 working days after receiving such opinions, the Chiefs of related Inspectorates shall issue inspection plans.

3. Inspection plans shall be promptly sent to the heads of same-level state management agencies, the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam, state audit offices, and related agencies and organizations, and notified to the inspected subjects.

Article 19. Forms of inspection

1. Inspection activities shall be conducted on a scheduled or unscheduled basis.

Scheduled inspections shall be conducted under inspection plans issued under regulations.

Unscheduled inspections shall be conducted when concerned agencies, organizations or individuals are detected to show signs of law violations, or shall be conducted to meet requirements of the settlement of complaints and denunciations or the prevention and combat of corruption, waste and negative practices, or as assigned or proposed by heads of state management agencies or competent authorities.

2. Inspection activities may be conducted in person, online or remotely based on electronic data. Online and remote inspection activities shall be conducted in accordance with the Government’s regulations.

Article 20. Duration of inspection

1. The duration of an inspection is as follows:

a/ The duration of an inspection conducted by the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam must not exceed 60 days; this duration may be extended once for no more than 30 days, for complicated cases, and may be extended for the second time for no more than 20 days, for exceptionally complicated cases;

b/ The duration of an inspection conducted by the Inspectorate of the Ministry of National Defense, the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Public Security, the Inspectorate of the State Bank of Vietnam or a provincial Inspectorate must not exceed 45 days; this duration may be extended once for no more than 25 days, for complicated cases or cases in mountainous, border, island, deep-lying or remote areas facing travel difficulties;

c/ The duration of an inspection conducted by the Inspectorate of the Government Cipher Committee, Inspectorates established under treaties, or other inspection bodies within the People’s Army, the People’s Public Security forces or the State Bank of Vietnam must not exceed 30 days; this duration may be extended once for no more than 10 days, for complicated cases or cases in mountainous, border, island, deep-lying or remote areas facing travel difficulties.

2. The period of suspension of an inspection as provided in Article 30 of this Law shall not be included in the inspection duration.

Article 21. Order and procedures for conducting an inspection

1. Making inspection preparations:

a/ Collecting information for making inspection preparations;

b/ Issuing an inspection decision;

c/ Formulating and sending an outline requesting the inspected subject to report;

d/ Notifying the announcement of the inspection decision.

2. Conducting a direct inspection:

a/ Announcing the inspection decision;

b/ Collecting information and documents related to the inspection contents;

c/ Examining and verifying information and documents;

d/ Concluding the direct inspection.

3. Concluding an inspection:

a/ Reporting on inspection results;

b/ Formulating a draft inspection conclusion;

c/ Appraising the draft inspection conclusion;

d/ Issuing the inspection conclusion;

dd/ Publicizing the inspection conclusion.

Article 22. Responsibilities of heads of state management agencies, inspection decision issuers, and heads of inspection teams

1. Heads of state management agencies have the following responsibilities:

a/ To request or propose inspection bodies to conduct inspections in case signs of law violations are detected or to meet requirements of the settlement of complaints and denunciations or the prevention and combat of corruption, waste and negative practices;

b/ To ensure conditions for the operation of inspection bodies; to refrain from illegally interfering in inspection activities;

c/ To promptly process inspection-related recommendations and direct and organize the implementation of inspection conclusions in accordance with law.

2. Inspection decision issuers shall organize and direct activities of inspection teams, ensuring their adherence to inspection principles, and ensuring that inspections are conducted in accordance with law and in line with objectives and requirements; and promptly respond to recommendations of inspection teams and settle complaints, denunciations, recommendations and feedback related to activities of inspection teams.

3. The head of an inspection team is the leader of the inspection team and shall direct members of the inspection team to conduct the inspection within the scope, contents and schedule stated in the inspection decision and inspection organization plan; implement the information and reporting regime as required by the inspection decision issuer; and take responsibility before the inspection decision issuer for activities of the inspection team.

Article 23. Ensuring order and disciplines in inspection activities

1. Inspection activities shall be conducted according to the single-head regime. Members of an inspection team shall obey decisions and directions of the head of the inspection team. The head and members of the inspection team shall comply with decisions and directions of the inspection decision issuer.

2. The head and members of the inspection team may reserve their opinions on inspection results but shall take responsibility before the inspection decision issuer and before law for their reservation.

Article 24. Handling of violations committed by inspection-conducting persons

1. An inspection-conducting person who fails to accomplish inspection tasks, intentionally overlooks violations, or detects violations but fails to handle, or fail to propose the handling of, violations, or commits other violations of the law on inspection shall, depending on the nature and severity of his/her violation, be disciplined or examined for penal liability; if causing damage, he/she shall pay compensation in accordance with law.

2. After the inspection is concluded, if another competent agency detects violations at an agency/organization/unit, or detects violations committed by the inspected individual for the same matter, and this is due to the fault of the inspection decision issuer, the head of the inspection team or a member of the inspection team, the at-fault person shall bear responsibility and, depending on the nature and severity of his/her violation, be disciplined or examined for penal liability in accordance with law.

3. In case the inspection team has detected and reported on a case showing signs of law violation but the inspection decision issuer fails to handle, or fails to propose handling of, the violation according to his/her competence, the head and members of the inspection team shall not be held responsible therefor. In this case, the inspection decision issuer shall be held responsible for the violation in accordance with law.

In case a member of the inspection team has detected and reported on a case showing signs of law violation but the head of the inspection team fails to handle, or fails to propose the handling of, the violation according to his/her competence, such member shall not be held responsible for the violation. In this case, the head of the inspection team shall be held responsible for the violation in accordance with law.

Article 25. Re-inspection

1. Re-inspection shall be conducted when one of the following signs of violations is identified:

a/ There are serious violations relating to the competence to issue inspection decisions or relating to the order and procedures during the inspection process;

b/ There are errors in the application of law when making inspection conclusions;

c/ Contents of inspection conclusions are not conformable with evidences collected during the inspection process;

d/ Inspection-conducting persons intentionally falsify case files or deliberately issue illegal conclusions;

dd/ Serious violations by the inspected subjects exist but had not been fully detected through inspection.

2. The statute of limitations for re-inspection is 2 years from the date of issuance of an inspection conclusion.

3. When having the grounds specified in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article, the superior inspection body shall conduct re-inspection of the inspection conclusion issued by the subordinate inspection body; for conclusions issued by the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam, they shall be reported to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision.

4. The duration of re-inspection must not exceed the inspection duration specified in Clause 1, Article 20 of this Law.

5. A re-inspection conclusion must have the contents specified in Clause 2, Article 36 of this Law and must clearly state responsibilities of the inspection body and the inspection-conducting person of the previous inspection.

6. The Government shall detail this Article.

Article 26. Issuance of inspection decisions

1. An inspection decision shall be issued based on one of the following grounds:

a/ The inspection plan;

b/ A request or proposal of the head of the concerned state management agency or competent authority;

c/ When signs of law violation are detected;

d/ Requirements of the settlement of complaints and denunciations or the prevention and combat of corruption, waste and negative practices;

dd/ Other relevant grounds as specified by law.

2. Heads of inspection bodies shall, based on the grounds specified in Clause 1 of this Article, issue inspection decisions.

3. An inspection decision must have the following contents:

a/ Grounds for issuance of the inspection decision;

b/ Scope, contents, subjects, period and tasks of the inspection;

c/ Inspection duration;

d/ Formation of the inspection team.

4. An inspection decision shall be sent to the inspected subject, the head of the same-level state management agency, the superior inspection body, and related agencies and organizations.

An inspection decision shall be announced within 15 days after being issued.

Article 27. Inspection teams

1. An inspection team shall be established to perform inspection tasks and shall automatically dissolve after handing over inspection records under regulations.

2. An inspection team is composed of its head and members. When necessary, an inspection team may have deputy head(s).

Members of the inspection team include inspectors and participants other than inspectors.

3. The head and members of an inspection team must possess ethical qualities and appropriate professional qualifications, and have no conflicts of interest when performing inspection tasks.

4. The Government shall detail this Article.

Article 28. Checking and verification of information and documents

1. The head and members of an inspection team shall study collected information and documents; and evaluate the inspected subjects’ compliance with policies and laws and performance/exercise of tasks/powers related to the assigned inspection contents.

The head of the inspection team and inspectors may request responsible persons and related parties to give explanations about unclear matters. When it is necessary to directly work with inspected subjects or related persons, inspectors shall report such to the head of the inspection team for consideration and decision.

2. When it is necessary to check and verify information and documents and clarify issues related to inspection contents, the head of the inspection team or the inspection decision issuer may invite inspected subjects or representatives of related agencies and organizations and related individuals to working sessions, or request inspected subjects to report.

3. When it is necessary to check and verify facts or clarify matters related to facts, the inspection decision issuer, the head of the inspection team or inspected subjects may invite representatives of local administrations or other persons to act as witnesses.

Article 29. Handling of violations during inspection

1. Inspection-conducting persons shall apply measures within their competence provided in this Law and other relevant laws to terminate violations and promptly protect interests of the State and lawful rights and interests of agencies, organizations and individuals. In case violations committed by inspected subjects and related agencies, organizations and individuals fall beyond their competence,  heads of inspection teams shall propose inspection decision issuers or heads of competent state agencies to handle the violations.

2. When a case is detected to have signs of a crime, the head of the inspection team shall report such for the inspection decision issuer to immediately transfer the case file, relevant documents, and a request for initiation of a criminal case to the competent investigating body for consideration and settlement in accordance with law, and notify thereof to the same-level people’s procuracy. The inspection team shall proceed with the inspection under the approved inspection organization plan; the inspection decision issuer shall issue inspection conclusions in accordance with law.

The investigating body shall notify the inspection body of results of the settlement of the case. Upon the expiration of the time limit for settling the request for initiation of a criminal case under the Criminal Procedure Code, if the inspection body that has proposed the initiation of a criminal case has not received a written notice or disagrees with the settlement results, it shall work with the investigating body and the same-level People’s Procuracy to clarify the reason. If still disagreeing with the settlement results, the inspection body may propose the superior investigating body and the People’s Procuracy to review and resolve the case, and report thereon to the superior inspection body.

3. Inspected subjects, agencies, organizations and individuals that commit prohibited acts or breach obligations of inspected subjects specified in this Law shall, depending on the nature and severity of their violations, be disciplined, administratively sanctioned or examined for penal liability; if causing damage, they shall pay compensation in accordance with law.

Article 30. Suspension of inspection

1. The inspection decision issuer shall decide to suspend an inspection in the following cases:

a/ Force majeure events occur, affecting the progress of the inspection;

b/ Actual conditions affect the direct inspection due to the necessity to concentrate efforts on important and urgent tasks at the request of a competent agency;

c/ The inspected subject requests suspension of the inspection with plausible reasons and such request is accepted by the inspection decision issuer.

2. When suspending an inspection, the inspection decision issuer shall consider deciding to cancel the applied measures or to apply measures according to his/her competence, ensuring that such decision does not obstruct normal activities of the inspected subject.

3. The suspension of inspection under Point c, Clause 1 of this Article may be imposed once and the suspension period must not exceed 30 days counting from the date of issuance of the inspection suspension decision.

The inspection decision issuer shall decide to resume the inspection when the reason for the suspension no longer exists or when the suspension period has expired.

4. The inspection suspension decision and the inspection resumption decision shall be sent to the inspected subject.

Article 31. Termination of inspection

1. The inspection decision issuer shall decide to terminate the whole or part of the inspection contents stated in the inspection decision in the following cases:

a/ The individual as the inspected subject dies; or the concerned agency/organization as the inspected subject has been dissolved or gone bankrupt without any agency/organization taking over its rights and obligations;

b/ The superior inspection body has made conclusions regarding the inspection contents;

c/ The decision to initiate a criminal case for the same inspection content has been issued;

d/ The head of the same-level state management agency requests in writing the termination of the inspection;

dd/ The inspection contents are overlapped or duplicated that have been addressed under regulations.

2. When terminating an inspection, the inspection-conducting person shall cancel the applied measures according to his/her competence during the inspection process.

3. The inspection termination decision shall be sent to the head of the same-level state management agency, the superior inspection body, the inspected subject, and related agencies, organizations and individuals.

Article 32. Supervision of activities of an inspection team

1. The inspection decision issuer shall supervise activities of the inspection teams. When necessary, the inspection decision issuer shall issue a decision to assign a civil servant or to establish a supervision group (collectively referred to as supervisors) to supervise the activities of the  inspection team, specifying contents, members, duration and methods of supervision.

2. Supervision of activities of an inspection team covers:

a/ Compliance with regulations on grounds, competence and procedures for performing/exercising tasks/powers in inspection activities;

b/ Compliance with directions of the inspection decision issuer; implementation of the inspection decision and inspection organization plan; compliance with information and reporting regime;

c/ Compliance with regulations on prohibited acts; receipt and settlement of complaints, denunciations, petitions and reports in activities of the inspection team.

Article 33. Preparation and review of inspection result reports

1. Upon the completion of direct inspection activities, the head of the inspection team shall prepare an inspection result report and submit it to the inspection decision issuer. The inspection result report must have the following contents:

a/ Specific conclusions on each inspected content;

b/ Nature, extent and consequences of violations; causes of the violations and responsibilities of the violators (if any);

c/ Opinions that remain divergent (if any) on the report’s contents between members of the inspection team and the head of the inspection team;

d/ Applied measures and recommended solutions and remedial measures (if any).

2. In case acts of corruption, waste or negative practices are detected through inspection, the inspection result report must also specify the responsibilities of the heads of the concerned agencies and organizations, based on the extents below:

a/ Poor management capacity;

b/ Lack of responsibility in management;

c/ Covering up persons committing acts of corruption, waste or negative practices.

3. An inspection result report must state regulations serving as a basis for determining the nature and extent of violations, and recommend solutions and remedial measures.

4. The time limit for preparing an inspection result report shall be counted from the date the inspection team completes its direct inspection activities, and is:

a/ Thirty days, for inspections conducted by the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam; or may be extended but must not exceed 45 days, for complicated cases;

b/ Twenty days, for inspections conducted by the Inspectorate of the Ministry of National Defense, the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Public Security, the Inspectorate of the State Bank of Vietnam, the Inspectorate of the Government Cipher Committee or provincial Inspectorates; or may be extended but must not exceed 30 days, for complicated cases;

c/ Fifteen days, for inspections conducted by Inspectorates established under treaties or other inspection bodies within the People’s Army, the People’s Public Security forces or the State Bank of Vietnam; or may be extended but must not exceed 25 days, for complicated cases.

5. The inspection decision issuer shall review and evaluate contents of the inspection result report of the inspection team.

When necessary, the inspection decision issuer may request the head of the inspection team to clarify or modify the contents of the inspection result report.

Article 34. Preparation of draft inspection conclusions

1. Within 5 working days after receiving an inspection result report, the inspection decision issuer shall assign the head of the inspection team to prepare a draft inspection conclusion. The draft inspection conclusion must have the contents specified in Clause 2, Article 36 of this Law.

2. During the preparation of the draft inspection conclusion, the inspection decision issuer may request the head or members of the inspection team to report, or may request the inspected subject or related agencies, organizations and individuals to explain or clarify the issues expected to be included in the inspection conclusion.

3. Explanations shall be made in writing, accompanied by supporting information, documents and evidence. The head of the inspection team shall review, and propose the inspection decision issuer how to process, explanations by given the inspected subject.

4. The draft inspection conclusion shall be sent to members of the inspection team for opinion before being submitted to the inspection decision issuer.

Members of the inspection team may reserve their opinions on the contents of the draft inspection conclusion. The head of the inspection team may reserve opinions on the contents of the inspection conclusion before the inspection decision issuer. Reserved opinions shall be recorded in writing and sent together with the draft inspection conclusion.

5. The time limit for preparing a draft inspection conclusion shall be counted from the date the inspection decision issuer assigns the task of preparation of the draft inspection conclusion, and is:

a/ Thirty days, for inspections conducted by the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam; or may be extended but must not exceed 45 days, for complicated cases;

b/ Twenty days, for inspections conducted by the Inspectorate of the Ministry of National Defense, the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Public Security, the Inspectorate of the State Bank of Vietnam, the Inspectorate of the Government Cipher Committee or provincial Inspectorates; or may be extended but must not exceed 30 days, for complicated cases;

c/ Fifteen days, for inspections conducted by Inspectorates established under treaties or other inspection bodies within the People’s Army, the People’s Public Security forces or the State Bank of Vietnam; or may be extended but must not exceed 25 days, for complicated cases.

6. During the preparation of the draft inspection conclusion, the inspection decision issuer may decide to consult related agencies, organizations and individuals on one or several of contents of the draft inspection conclusion. The consulted agencies, organizations and individuals shall give written replies within the time limit set by the inspection decision issuer.

Article 35. Appraisal of draft inspection conclusions

1. Draft inspection conclusions of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam, the Inspectorate of the Ministry of National Defense, the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Public Security, the Inspectorate of the State Bank of Vietnam and provincial inspectorates must undergo appraisal before being signed for issuance. The appraisal of draft inspection conclusions of other inspection bodies shall be conducted when necessary.

2. The inspection decision issuer shall consider and assign a unit/individual to appraise the draft inspection conclusion (below collectively referred to as the appraiser) in order to ensure conformity with purposes, requirements and contents stated in the inspection decision and the approved inspection organization plan. The assignment for appraisal of draft inspection conclusions shall be made in writing, stating the time limit for appraisal.

3. The appraiser may request the inspection team to provide information and documents related to the appraisal contents; prepare an appraisal result report and be held responsible before the inspection decision issuer for the appraisal results.

4. The inspection decision issuer shall direct the review and acceptance of appraisal opinions and the completion of the draft inspection conclusion.

Article 36. Issuance of inspection conclusions

1. Within 15 days after receiving a draft inspection conclusion, the inspection decision issuer shall sign the inspection conclusion and take responsibility for his/her conclusions and recommendations. For draft inspection conclusions of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam, this time limit may be extended but must not exceed 30 days.

The head of the same-level state management agency shall urge and monitor to ensure the timely issuance of inspection conclusions.

For draft inspection conclusions on cases related to national defense or security, or important and complicated cases subject to direction and monitoring by the Central Steering Committee for Prevention and Combat of Corruption, Waste and Negative Practices or provincial-level Steering Committees for Prevention and Combat of Corruption, Waste and Negative Practices, or when requested by the head of the same-level state management agency, the inspection decision issuer shall send a report thereon to the head of the same-level state management agency.

Within 30 days after receiving the report, the head of the same-level state management agency shall give his/her written opinions. If the head of the state management agency gives no reply or has no opinion different from the draft inspection conclusion, the inspection decision issuer shall immediately issue the inspection conclusion.

2. An inspection conclusion must ensure accuracy, objectivity and feasibility, and must have the following principal contents:

a/ Evaluation of the implementation of policies and laws and the performance/exercise of tasks/powers by the inspected subject;

b/ Conclusions on the inspection contents;

c/ Nature, extent and consequences of violations; and causes of the violations and responsibilities of the violators (if any);

d/ Handling measures, and recommended solutions and remedial measures (if any) to guarantee interests of the State, and lawful rights and interests of the inspected subjects and related agencies, organizations and individuals;

dd/ Limitations and shortcomings in relevant management mechanisms, policies and laws, together with proposed remedies.

3. When conducting an inspection, the inspection decision issuer may issue inspection conclusions on contents that have been checked and verified and show sufficient grounds for making conclusions, while continuing to inspect other contents stated in the inspection decision. Multiple inspection conclusions may be issued for an inspection to promptly meet state management requirements.

4. Before disclosing inspection conclusions, the inspection decision issuer may modify and supplement such conclusions to ensure their accuracy, objectivity and feasibility.

5. Inspection conclusions shall, after being disclosed, be sent to the head of the same-level state management agency, the superior inspection agency, the inspected subject, and related agencies, organizations and individuals.

Article 37. Disclosure of inspection conclusions

1. Within 10 days after signing an inspection conclusion, the inspection decision issuer shall disclose the inspection conclusion in the form specified at Point b, Clause 3 of this Article, and one of the forms specified at Points a, c and d, Clause 3 of this Article.

2. Inspection conclusions shall be disclosed, except contents classified as state secrets or other secrets as specified by law.

3. Forms of disclosure of inspection conclusions:

a/ Organizing a meeting to announce inspection conclusions, with the participation of the inspection decision issuer, the inspection team, the inspected subject, and related agencies, organizations and individuals; or holding a press conference;

b/ Posting of inspection conclusions on the portal of the inspection body or the same-level state management agency;

c/ Notifying inspection conclusions in at least one mass medium in the locality where the inspection is conducted;

d/ Publicly displaying inspection conclusions at the head office of the agency/ organization as the inspected subject.

Chapter IV

TASKS AND POWERS OF INSPECTION-CONDUCTING PERSONS

Article 38. Tasks and powers of inspection decision issuers

1. Inspection decision issuers have the following tasks and powers:

a/ To direct, examine and supervise inspection teams in implementing contents of inspection decisions and inspection organization plans;

b/ To request inspected subjects to provide information and documents and report on and explain matters related to inspection contents; to request related agencies, organizations and individuals to provide information and documents on inspection contents;

c/ To decide on solicitation of expert assessment of matters related to inspection contents;

d/ To decide or request competent persons to decide on temporary seizure of illegally used assets, licenses or practice certificates;

dd/ To stop or propose competent persons to stop violation acts;

e/ To request credit institutions to freeze accounts of inspected subjects; to propose asset and income control agencies and other competent agencies to take measures to promptly prevent inspected subjects from destroying or dispersing assets or to secure the execution of asset recovery decisions of heads of inspection bodies or heads of state management agencies;

g/ To decide on asset inventory;

h/ To decide on recovery of illegally appropriated, possessed or used assets or lost assets;

i/ To propose competent persons to suspend the execution of decisions on disciplining, transfer to other working positions or permission for cessation of employment or retirement of inspected subjects or persons providing information and documents on inspection contents if having grounds to believe that the execution of such decisions impedes inspection activities;

k/ To propose competent persons to suspend work of, and handle, cadres, civil servants and public employees, who intentionally obstruct inspection activities or fail to abide by inspection requests, proposals and decisions;

l/ To decide to process according to their competence or propose competent persons to process inspection results; to examine and urge the execution of inspection-related handling decisions;

m/ To settle complaints, denunciations, petitions and reports related to responsibilities of heads or members of inspection teams;

n/ To dismiss or replace heads or members of inspection teams;

o/ To issue inspection conclusions;

p/ To transfer files of cases or matters showing signs of crime and relevant documents together with written proposals on criminal case initiation to investigation bodies;

q/ To propose the sanctioning of administrative violations or sanction administrative violations in accordance with the law on handling of administrative violations;

r/ To perform other obligations and exercise other powers in accordance with law.

2. When it is no longer necessary to apply the measures specified at Points d, dd, e, i and k, Clause 1 of this Article, inspection decision issuers shall decide on or propose immediate cancellation of such measures.

Article 39. Tasks and powers of heads of inspection teams        

1. Heads of inspection teams have the following tasks and powers:

a/ To organize the implementation of, and direct members of inspection teams to strictly implement, contents of approved inspection decisions and inspection organization plans;

b/ To propose inspection decision issuers to apply measures falling under the latter’s competence as specified in this Law and relevant regulations to ensure the satisfaction of inspection requirements and achievement of inspection purposes;

c/ To request inspected subjects to provide information and documents and report on and explain matters related to inspection contents; to request related agencies, organizations and individuals to provide information and documents on inspection contents;

d/ To request or propose competent persons to decide on temporary seizure of illegally used assets, licenses or practice certificates; to request competent agencies to temporarily seize inventoried assets;

dd/ To request credit institutions to freeze accounts of inspected subjects; to propose asset and income control agencies and other competent agencies to take measures to promptly prevent inspected subjects from destroying or dispersing assets;

e/ To decide on document sealing;

g/ To decide on asset inventory;

h/ To stop or propose competent persons to stop violation acts;

i/ To propose competent persons to suspend the execution of decisions on disciplining, transfer to other working positions or permission for cessation of employment or retirement of inspected subjects or persons providing information and documents on inspection contents if having grounds to believe that the execution of such decisions impedes inspection activities;

k/ To propose the sanctioning of administrative violations or sanction administrative violations in accordance with the law on handling of administrative violations;

l/ To report on inspection results to inspection decision issuers and take responsibility for the accuracy, truthfulness and objectivity of such reports;

m/ To perform other obligations and exercise other powers in accordance with law.

2. When it is no longer necessary to apply the measures specified at Points d, dd, e, h and i, Clause 1 of this Article, heads of inspection teams shall decide on or propose immediate cancellation of such measures.

Article 40. Tasks and powers of members of inspection teams

1. Members of inspection teams who are inspectors have the following tasks and powers:

a/ To perform their tasks as assigned by heads of inspection teams;

b/ To request inspected subjects to provide information and documents and report on and explain matters related to inspection contents; to request related agencies, organizations and individuals to provide information and documents on inspection contents;

c/ To propose the sanctioning of administrative violations or sanction administrative violations in accordance with the law on handling of administrative violations;

d/ To propose heads of inspection teams to apply measures falling within the ambit of the latter’s tasks and powers specified in Clause 1, Article 39 of this Law to ensure the performance of their assigned tasks;

dd/ To report on results of the performance of their assigned tasks to heads of inspection teams and take responsibility before heads of inspection teams and before law for the accuracy, truthfulness and objectivity of reported contents;

e/ To perform other obligations and exercise other powers in accordance with law.

2. Members of inspection teams who are not inspectors have the tasks and powers specified at Points a, d, dd and e, Clause 1 of this Article.

Article 41. Requests for inspected subjects to provide information and documents and report and explain

1. In the course of inspection, inspection decision issuers, heads of inspection teams and members of inspection teams who are inspectors may request inspected subjects to provide information and documents and make written reports on and explanations about matters related to inspection contents.

2. Inspected subjects shall promptly, fully and accurately provide information and documents and take responsibility before law for the accuracy and truthfulness of provided information and documents.

3. Inspection-conducting persons shall preserve, exploit and use information and documents for proper purposes. They shall return original documents to inspected subjects after the inspection is completed.

Article 42. Requests for related agencies, organizations and individuals to provide information and documents

1. In the course of inspection, inspection decision issuers, heads of inspection teams and members of inspection teams who are inspectors may request related agencies, organizations and individuals to provide information and documents on inspection contents.

2. Requested agencies, organizations and individuals shall promptly, fully and accurately provide information and documents and take responsibility before law for the accuracy and truthfulness of provided information and documents.

3. Inspection-conducting persons shall preserve, exploit and use information and documents in accordance with Clause 3, Article 41 of this Law.   

Article 43. Document sealing

1. Heads of inspection teams may decide to seal some or the whole of documents of inspected subjects when having grounds to believe that such documents are related to violations or it is necessary to keep such documents intact.

A document sealing decision shall be made in writing, clearly stating documents to be sealed, sealing duration, and obligations of the inspected subject. Sealed documents shall be included in a list bearing signatures of the inspection team’s representative and the inspected subject.

2. The document-sealing duration must not exceed the period of direct inspection at the inspected place. The exploitation and use of sealed documents shall be approved by the head of the inspection team.

Article 44. Asset inventory

1. If detecting disparity or irrationality between books or documents and the reality or detecting signs or acts of asset appropriation, inspection decision issuers or heads of inspection teams shall decide to inventory inspected subjects’ assets related to inspection contents.

2. An asset inventory decision shall be made in writing, clearly stating assets to be inventoried, time and place of inventory, responsibilities of inventorying persons, and obligations of the subject having assets to be inventoried. The asset inventory shall be recorded in writing. For inventoried assets that need to be temporarily seized, the head of the inspection team shall request the inspection decision issuer or a competent person to decide on temporary seizure of the assets under Article 47 of this Law.

Article 45. Solicitation of expert assessment

1. When finding it necessary to evaluate professional-technical matters for use as a ground for making conclusions, the head of the inspection team shall request the inspection decision issuer to decide on solicitation of expert assessment. The solicitation of expert assessment shall be made in writing, clearly stating requirements, contents and duration of expert assessment, and the assessment agency or organization.

2. The agencies or organization solicited for expert assessment shall conduct the expert assessment and notify expert assessment results within a time limit required by the inspection body and take responsibility before law for the accuracy, objectivity and timeliness of expert assessment results.

3. Expenses for solicitation of expert assessment shall be paid by inspection bodies. In case inspected subjects commit violations, assessment expenses shall be paid by such inspected subjects, unless otherwise provided by law.

4. The Government shall detail this Article.

Article 46. Termination of violations

1. In the course of inspection, if detecting violations that cause serious damage to the interests of the State or the lawful rights and interests of agencies, organizations and individuals, inspection decision issuers or heads of inspection teams shall issue decisions to terminate such violations or propose competent persons to issue decisions to terminate such violations.

2. Decisions on termination of violations shall be made in writing, clearly stating reasons, contents and duration of the termination and subjects responsible for executing such decisions.

Article 47. Temporary seizure of assets, licenses and practice certificates

1. In the course of inspection, if detecting illegal use of assets, licenses or practice certificate and finding it necessary to promptly stop such use or to verify circumstances for use as evidences for making conclusions or handling violations, heads of inspection teams shall request inspection decision issuers or competent persons to issue decisions on temporary seizure of such assets, licenses or practice certificates.

2. Decisions on temporary seizure of assets, licenses or practice certificates shall be made in writing, clearly stating assets, licenses or practice certificates to be temporarily seized, duration of temporary seizure, responsibility of decision issuers, and obligations of the subjects having their assets, licenses or practice certificates temporarily seized. The temporary seizure must be recorded in writing.

3. The preservation of assets, licenses and practice certificates temporarily seized must comply with law.

Article 48. Request for credit institutions to freeze accounts of inspected subjects

1. When having grounds to believe that inspected subjects disperse assets or fail to execute decisions on temporary seizure of assets or asset recovery decisions of competent persons under Article 47 or 49 of this Law, inspection decision issuers shall request credit institutions at which inspected subjects open their accounts to freeze such accounts to serve inspection activities.

2. In the course of inspection, when having grounds to believe that inspected subjects disperse assets, heads of inspection teams shall request credit institutions at which such inspected subjects open their accounts to freeze such accounts to serve inspection activities.

3. Requests for account freezing shall be made in writing, clearly stating the purpose of freezing, subjects having accounts to be frozen, time and duration of account freezing, and responsibility of credit institutions to realize requests.

4. Credit institutions at which inspected subjects open their accounts shall promptly and fully realize account-freezing requests and report in writing on realization of account-freezing requests.

5. The Government shall detail this Article.

Article 49. Recovery of assets illegally appropriated or used or lost due to illegal acts

1. Inspection decision issuers shall issue asset recovery decisions when inspected subjects commit acts of illegally appropriating or using, or causing loss of, state assets without having to obtain inspection conclusions, unless otherwise provided by law.

2. Asset recovery decisions shall be made in writing, clearly stating assets to be recovered, grounds for asset recovery, responsibility of related agencies, organizations and individuals, recovery time limit, and responsibility of subjects having their assets recovered. Subjects with recovered assets shall strictly abide by asset recovery decisions.

Asset recovery decision issuers shall monitor, examine and urge the execution of such decisions.

3. The Government shall detail this Article.

Chapter V

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF INSPECTED SUBJECTS; SETTLEMENT OF COMPLAINTS, DENUNCIATIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS IN INSPECTION ACTIVITIES

Article 50. Rights and obligations of inspected subjects

1. Inspected subjects have the following rights:

a/ To explain matters related to inspection contents;

b/ To complain about decisions or acts of inspection-conducting persons in the course of inspection; to make recommendations on contents of inspection conclusions when finding such contents inaccurate; to make recommendations on handling of overlaps or duplications in inspection activities;

c/ To claim compensation for damage and restoration of other lawful rights and interests in accordance with law;

d/ Inspected individuals have the right to denounce law-breaking acts of inspection-conducting persons in accordance with the law on denunciations.

2. Inspected subjects have the following obligations:

a/ To abide by inspection decisions;

b/ To provide in a timely, adequate and accurate manner information and documents at the request of inspection-conducting persons and be held responsible before law for the accuracy and truthfulness of provided information and documents;

c/ To realize inspection requests, recommendations and conclusions and execute inspection-related handling decisions of inspection-conducting persons and competent agencies and individuals.

Article 51. Complaints, denunciations, recommendations and reports about/on inspection activities and settlement thereof

1. The filing and settlement of complaints in inspection activities shall be conducted as follows:

a/ Heads of inspection bodies shall settle complaints about decisions and acts of their own and of heads and members of inspection teams in accordance with the Government’s regulations;

b/ Heads of state management agencies shall settle complaints about inspection-related handling decisions of their own and of agencies and individuals under their management in accordance with the law on complaints.

2. The filing and settlement of denunciations about inspection activities must comply with the law on denunciations.

3. The making of recommendations about contents of inspection conclusions; and the making and settlement of recommendations and reports on inspection activities must comply with the Government’s regulations.

Chapter VI

IMPLEMENTATION OF INSPECTION CONCLUSIONS

Article 52. Responsibilities of heads of inspection bodies

1. Heads of inspection bodies shall propose in writing heads of same-level state management agencies to direct the implementation of contents of inspection conclusions under Clause 1, Article 53 of this Law.

Their proposals shall be sent together with inspection conclusions, proposing methods and measures to organize the implementation of recommendations in inspection conclusions falling under the competence of heads of same-level state management agencies.

2. Heads of inspection bodies shall report on results of the implementation of inspection conclusions to heads of same-level state management agencies.

Article 53. Responsibilities of heads of state management agencies

1. Heads of same-level state management agencies shall direct the implementation of inspection conclusions as follows:

a/ Within 15 days after receiving inspection conclusions, heads of same-level state management agencies shall issue documents on direction of the implementation of inspection conclusions, except the case specified at Point b of this Clause;

b/ For inspection conclusions of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam, within 30 days after receiving such inspection conclusions, the Prime Minister shall direct the implementation of the contents falling under the competence of the Government and the Prime Minister; heads of other state management agencies shall issue documents on organization of the implementation of inspection conclusions for the contents falling under their competence.

2. A document on direction of implementation of inspection conclusions must have the following contents:

a/ The handling of, or request or proposal for a competent agency or person to handle, economic violations;

b/ The handling of or request or proposal for a competent agency or person to handle, violators;

c/ The application of, or request or proposal for a competent agency or person to apply, measures to remedy or improve mechanisms, policies and laws.

3. Heads of state management agencies of the same level with inspection bodies shall consider and solve difficulties and problems in the implementation of inspection conclusions to ensure the state management effectiveness.

Article 54. Responsibilities of inspected subjects, heads of agencies or organizations directly managing inspected subjects and related agencies, organizations and individuals

1. Inspected subjects shall formulate, and organize the implementation of, plans on implementation of inspection conclusions, ensuring they are complete, timely and on schedule. Such plans must clearly state measures to remedy economic violations, determine responsibilities of organizations and individuals committing law violations stated in inspection conclusions; implementation schedule; and the reporting on implementation results to inspection conclusion-issuing agencies. For contents of inspection conclusions that cannot be immediately implemented, within 10 days after the inspection conclusions are publicized, inspected subjects shall report such to competent persons, clearly stating implementation schedule and reasons for the implementation delay.

In the course of implementation of inspection conclusions, if facing difficulties and problems, inspected subjects shall report thereon to inspection conclusion-issuing agencies for summarization and reporting to heads of state management agencies of the same level with inspection bodies for consideration and handling in accordance with regulations.

2. Within 15 days after inspection conclusions are disclosed, based on contents of such inspection conclusions, documents on organization of the implementation of inspection conclusions, and requests, recommendations and inspection-related handling decisions, heads of agencies or organizations directly managing inspected subjects shall:

a/ Realize in a full, prompt and timely manner requests, recommendations and inspection-related handling decisions within the ambit of their responsibility;

b/ Promptly direct inspected subjects in organizing the implementation of inspection conclusions, requests, recommendations and inspection-related handling decisions;

c/ Apply measures according to their competence to solve difficulties and problems facing inspected subjects in the course of implementation of inspection conclusions, requests, recommendations and inspection-related handling decisions;

d/ Examine the formulation of plans on implementation of inspection conclusions by inspected subjects.

3. Inspected subjects, heads of agencies or organizations directly managing inspected subjects and related agencies, organizations and individuals shall report on results of the implementation of inspection conclusions to competent authorities and heads of inspection bodies.

Article 55. Monitoring, urging and examination of the implementation of inspection conclusions

1. Within the ambit of their tasks and powers, heads of inspection bodies and heads of same-level state management agencies shall direct the monitoring, urging and examination of the implementation of inspection conclusions and promptly solve arising problems.

Inspection bodies shall monitor, urge and examine the implementation of inspection conclusions and inspection-related handling decisions of their own and of heads of same-level state management agencies. 

2. The persons responsible for monitoring, urging and examining the implementation of inspection conclusions who fail to organize the implementation of, or fail to fully implement, inspection conclusions shall be examined for accountability in accordance with law.

Inspected subjects, agencies, organizations and individuals that fail to implement or fail to fully and promptly implement inspection conclusions shall, depending on the nature and severity of their violations, be disciplined, administratively sanctioned or examined for penal liability and, if causing damage, pay compensation in accordance with law.

3. The Government shall detail this Article.

Chapter VII

COORDINATION IN INSPECTION, STATE AUDIT, INVESTIGATION, SUPERVISION AND EXAMINATION ACTIVITIES

Article 56. Coordination in inspection and state audit activities

1. Inspection bodies and state audit offices shall coordinate with each other in ensuring the effectiveness and efficiency of inspection and state audit activities.

2. The Inspector-General of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam and the Auditor-General of the State Audit Office of Vietnam shall direct the coordination in the course of formulation and implementation of inspection and audit plans; handling of overlaps or duplications between inspection activities and state audit activities; provision and exchange of information on inspection and audit; use of inspection and audit results; and professional training and further training in inspection and audit.

3. The Chief of the Inspectorate of the Ministry of National Defense, the Chief of Inspectorate of the Ministry of Public Security, the Chief of the Inspectorate of the State Bank, Chiefs of provincial Inspectorates, heads of units under the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam and heads of units under the State Audit Office of Vietnam shall coordinate with one another in inspection and state audit activities and regularly exchange their opinions to avoid overlaps and duplications when conducting inspection and audit activities.

In case of detecting overlaps or duplications in inspection contents and scope of his/her inspection agency or unit with those of a state audit office or unit, the head of the inspection agency or unit shall coordinate with the head of the state audit office or unit in applying appropriate solutions to avoid overlaps or duplications and ensure that a single activity of an organization or individual is only subject to only one inspection agency or state audit office.

4. In the course of conducting inspection and state audit activities or before issuing inspection conclusions and audit reports, inspection bodies and state audit offices may consult one another on necessary contents to ensure the accuracy, objectivity and adequacy of inspection conclusions and audit reports.

Inspection bodies may use information, data and conclusions in audit reports of state audit offices for making inspection conclusions. State audit offices shall provide audit results, conclusions and recommendations to inspection bodies and take responsibility for the accuracy of provided information and documents.

5. Annually, the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam and the State Audit Office of Vietnam shall evaluate and summarize the handling of overlaps or duplications between inspection activities and state audit activities for remedy when formulating inspection and state audit plans and carrying out inspection and state audit activities for the subsequent year.

Article 57. Coordination in inspection, investigation and supervision activities

1. Inspection bodies, investigation bodies and procuracies shall, based on their respective functions, tasks and powers, coordinate with one another, exchange and provide information on violations of law and crimes detected through inspection; and promptly exchange information and results of the settlement of proposals for initiation of criminal cases transferred by inspection bodies to investigation bodies and procuracies.

2. Investigation bodies shall receive written proposals for initiation of criminal cases and information and files on cases and matters transferred by inspection bodies for processing in accordance with the criminal procedure law.

3. Inspection bodies may not conduct inspection of contents falling under the competence of procuracies concerning the supervision of civil judgment enforcement and administrative judgment enforcement.

Article 58. Coordination in inspection and examination activities

1. Inspection bodies and state management agencies shall coordinate with each other in enhancing the efficiency of inspection and examination activities in order to promptly detect and handle violations of law, thereby contributing to rectification and improvement of the state management effectiveness.

2. When conducting inspection and examination activities, if detecting overlaps or duplications, inspection bodies and examination conducting agencies shall coordinate with each other in addressing such overlaps or duplications. If no agreement is reached, inspection bodies shall conduct inspection.

3. Through examination, if inspection is required to clarify signs of violations of law, state agencies shall request or propose competent inspection bodies to conduct inspection.

Chapter VIII

CONDITIONS FOR INSPECTION ACTIVITIES

Article 59. Operating funds of inspection bodies; regimes and policies for inspectors

1. Operating funds of inspection bodies shall be covered by the state budget.

2. The management, allocation and use of budget funds of inspection bodies must comply with the law on the state budget.

3. Inspection bodies may set aside part of recovered money amounts detected through inspection after making remittances into the state budget under the National Assembly Standing Committee’s regulations to cover their operation and improve their capacity.

4. Regimes, policies and allowances for inspectors shall be provided by the Government.

Article 60. Modernization of inspection activities

1. The State shall adopt policies to invest in and develop science and technology and other means to facilitate the organization and operation of inspection bodies; develop a database to serve inspection work; apply information technology and digital technology in inspection activities; and set inspection standards to ensure quality, efficient, feasible, lawful, public and transparent inspection activities.

2. Heads of state management agencies shall ensure conditions for enhancing and promoting inspection activities in a professional, regular and gradually modernized manner, thus contributing to improving the state management effectiveness and efficiency.

Chapter IX

IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS

Article 61. Specialized examination activities of state management agencies; organization and operation of internal inspection of the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy and the State Audit Office of Vietnam

1. Heads of state management agencies shall examine the observance of policies and laws by agencies, organizations and individuals under their management in accordance with law. In the course of examination, if detecting violations, heads of state management agencies shall apply or propose competent state agencies to apply law-specified measures to promptly handle such violations; in case of necessity, they shall request or propose competent agencies to conduct inspection; if detecting signs of a crime, they shall propose the initiation of criminal cases and forward case or matter files and relevant documents to investigation bodies for the latter to consider and decide on the initiation of criminal cases in accordance with law.

2. The Government shall specify specialized examination activities of state management agencies, unless otherwise provided by laws or resolutions of the National Assembly or ordinances or resolutions of the National Assembly Standing Committee.

3. Organization of internal inspection and internal inspection activities of the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy and the State Audit Office of Vietnam must comply with law.

Article 62. To amend and supplement a number of articles of the laws and resolutions of the National Assembly and other legal documents concerning inspection

1. To annul several articles, clauses, points and phrases in several laws and resolutions of the National Assembly as follows:

a/ To annul Article 101 of Law No. 23/2004/QH11 on Inland Waterway Navigation, which has a number of articles amended and supplemented under Law No. 48/2014/QH13, Law No. 97/2015/QH13, Law No. 35/2018/QH14 and Law No. 44/2019/QH14;

b/ To annul Article 10 of Law No. 67/2006/QH11 on Information Technology, which has a number of articles amended and supplemented under Law No. 21/2017/QH14 and Law No. 20/2023/QH15;

c/ To annul Article 7 of Law No. 77/2006/QH11 on Physical Training and Sports, which has a number of articles amended and supplemented under Law No. 26/2018/QH14;

d/ To annul Article 44 of Law No. 79/2006/QH11 on Dikes, which has a number of articles amended and supplemented under Law No. 15/2008/QH12, Law No. 35/2018/QH14, Law No. 60/2020/QH14, Law No. 18/2023/QH15 and Law No. 47/2024/QH15;

dd/ To annul the word “inspection” at Point e, Clause 2, Article 5; to annul Article 7 of Law No. 42/2009/QH12 on Radio Frequencies, which has a number of articles amended and supplemented under Law No. 09/2022/QH15;

e/ To annul the word “inspection” at Point e, Clause 1; and Point d, Clause 2, Article 62; Clause 6, Article 63; and Clause 7, Article 64; to annul Article 66 of Law No. 55/2010/QH12 on Food Safety, which has a number of articles amended and supplemented under Law No. 28/2018/QH14;

g/ To annul the phrase “Inspectorates of provincial-level Departments and Inspectorates of districts, towns and provincial cities” in Clause 3, Article 63 of  Law No. 02/2011/QH13 on Complaints, which has a number of articles amended and supplemented under Law No. 42/2013/QH13;

h/ To annul Article 50; the phrase “the Chief of the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Science and Technology” in Clause 5, Article 52, and the word “inspection” in Clause 8, Article 54 of Law No. 04/2011/QH13 on Measurement, which has a number of articles amended and supplemented under Law No. 35/2018/QH14;

i/ To annul the word “inspection” in Clause 6, Article 162; to annul Article 165 of Law No. 50/2014/QH13 on Construction, which has a number of articles amended and supplemented under Law No. 03/2016/QH14, Law No. 35/2018/QH14, Law No. 40/2019/QH14, Law No. 62/2020/QH14, Law No. 45/2024/QH15, Law No. 47/2024/QH15, Law No. 55/2024/QH15, and Law No. 61/2024/QH15;

k/ To annul the phrase “To inspect the use of the state budget, recruitment, employment, management of, and implementation of policies for, civil servants, public employees and workers in the system of civil judgment enforcement organizations;” at Point e, Clause 1, Article 167 of Law No. 26/2008/QH12 on Enforcement of Civil Judgments, which has a number of articles amended and supplemented under Law No. 64/2014/QH13, Law No. 23/2018/QH14, Law No. 67/2020/QH14, Law No. 03/2022/QH15, Law No. 31/2024/QH15, and Law No. 43/2024/QH15;

l/ To annul the word “inspection” at Point m, Clause 2, Article 71; to annul Article 72 of Law No. 74/2014/QH13 on Vocational Education, which has a number of articles amended and supplemented under Law No. 97/2015/QH13, Law No. 21/2017/QH14, and Law No. 43/2019/QH14;

m/ To annul Article 62 of Law No. 02/2016/QH14 on Belief and Religion;

n/ To annul the word “Chiefs of Inspectorates of provincial-level Departments, Chiefs of district-level Inspectorates” in Clause 1, Article 32 of Law No. 25/2018/QH14 on Denunciations, which has a number of articles amended and supplemented under Law No. 59/2020/QH14;

o/ To annul the word “inspection” at Point l, Clause 2, Article 57; to annul Point a, Clause 1, Article 59 of Law No. 27/2018/QH14 on Survey and Mapping;

p/ To annul the word “inspection” in Clause 15, Article 191; to annul Article 192 of Housing Law No. 27/2023/QH15, which has a number of articles amended and supplemented under Law No. 43/2024/QH15;

q/ To annul Article 82 of Law No. 28/2023/QH15 on Water Resources;

r/ To annul the word “inspection” at Point a, Clause 5, Article 190; and Clause 3, Article 234, of Land Law No. 31/2024/QH15, which has a number of articles amended and supplemented under Law No. 43/2024/QH15, Law No. 47/2024/QH15, and Law No. 58/2024/QH15;

s/ To annul the word “specialized inspection of payment of social insurance, unemployment insurance and health insurance premiums;” in Clause 1, Article 16; the word “specialized inspection of payment of social insurance, unemployment insurance and health insurance premiums.” in Clause 5, Article 17; the word “inspection” in Clause 5, Article 136; and the word “inspection” in Clauses 2 and 6, Article 137 of Law No. 41/2024/QH15 on Social Insurance;

t/ To annul the word “inspection” at Point i, Clause 2, Article 90; to annul Article 92 of Law No. 45/2024/QH15 on Cultural Heritage;

u/ To annul Clauses 1 and 2, Article 7 of Resolution No. 190/2025/QH15.

2. In case a law or resolution of the National Assembly and other legal documents contain provisions on inspection organization and activities that are inconsistent with this Law, the amendment and/or supplementation thereof must be completed before March 1, 2027, to ensure their consistency with this Law. Pending the amendment and/or supplementation of the law or resolution of the National Assembly, this Law shall apply.

Article 63. Effect

1. This Law takes effect on July 1, 2025.

2. Law No. 11/2022/QH15 on Inspection ceases to be effective on the effective date of this Law, except Clauses 1 and 3, Article 64 of this Law.

3. The Government shall detail the articles and clauses as assigned and guide the implementation of this Law.

Article 64. Transitional provisions

1. Inspections under inspection decisions issued before the effective date of this Law for which inspection conclusions have not yet been issued must continue to comply with Law No. 11/2022/QH15 on Inspection.

In case inspections are being conducted or direct inspections have been completed but inspection conclusions have not been issued, inspection teams shall continue performing their tasks and formulate draft inspection conclusions for submission to heads of inspection bodies after restructuring of the apparatus for consideration and issuance of inspection conclusions.

For inspections conducted by Inspectorates of Authorities/Directorates and the Inspectorate of the Vietnam Social Security that have ceased operation and the agencies assigned to perform the specialized inspection function, heads of the agencies taking over the functions, tasks and powers, and heads of the agencies formerly assigned to perform the specialized inspection function shall consider and issue inspection conclusions.

2. Monitoring, urging and examination of the implementation of inspection conclusions and inspection-related handling decisions:

a/ Heads of agencies that no longer have inspection organizations after the restructuring of the state apparatus shall assign affiliated units to monitor, urge and examine the implementation of inspection conclusions and inspection-related handling decisions, except the cases specified at Points b and c of this Clause; 

b/ Provincial Inspectorates shall monitor, urge and examine the implementation of  inspection conclusions of district Inspectorates;

c/ The agencies formerly assigned to perform the specialized inspection function shall monitor, urge and examine the implementation of inspection conclusions of agencies assigned to perform the specialized inspection function;

d/ In case organizations or individuals required to implement inspection conclusions or inspection-related handling decisions cease operation, the organizations or individuals taking over the former’s functions, tasks and powers shall implement such conclusions or decisions.

3. Complaints, denunciations, recommendations and reports on inspection activities that are being settled under Law No. 11/2022/QH15 on Inspection shall continue to be settled by the agencies taking over the functions, tasks and powers and the agencies formerly assigned to perform the specialized inspection function.-

This Law was passed on June 25, 2025, by the 15^th National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at its 9^th session.

Chairman of the National Assembly
TRAN THANH MAN