「NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF KOREA ACT」 or reply. (4) The chairperson of the Commission may attend a meeting of the State Council to present his/her opinion and recommend the Prime Minister to submit a bill related to affairs falling under the jurisdiction of the Commission (including the draft Presidential Decree concerning the enforcement of this Act). (5) When the chairperson of the Commission performs duties related to the budget of the Commission, he/she shall be deemed the head of a central administrative agency under Article 6 (3) of the National Finance Act. [This Article Wholly Amended on May 19, 2011] Article 7 (Term of Office of Chairperson and Commissioners) (1) The term of office of the chairperson and commissioners of the Commission shall be three years, but the consecutive appointment may be permitted for only one time. (2) When the post of commissioner fells vacant, the President of the Republic of Korea shall appoint a successor within 30 days from the date of such vacancy. (3) The term of office of the commissioner who is appointed as successor of a vacancy shall start anew. [This Article Wholly Amended on May 19, 2011] Article 8 (Status Guarantee of Commissioners) No commissioner shall be removed from his/her office against his/her will unless he/she is sentenced to imprisonment without labor or a heavier punishment: Provided, That in case it is very impracticable or impossible for him/her to perform his/her duties due to prolonged physical or mental weakness, he/she may retire from his/her office by the resolution of consent of 2/3 or more of all commissioners. <Amended on Feb. 3, 2016> [This Article Wholly Amended on May 19, 2011] Article 8-2 (Exemption from Responsibilities) No commissioner shall assume any civil or criminal responsibility for his/her remark or decisions made in the course of performing his/her duties in the standing committee or subcommittees established under Article 12, unless he/she makes such remarks or decisions willfully or negligently. [This Article Newly Inserted on Feb. 3, 2016] Article 9 (Disqualifications for Commissioners) (1) A person who falls under any of the following may not serve as a commissioner: 법제처 5 국가법령정보센터