Part II Staffing table Article 9 Composition The Office shall be composed of the Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice, Deputy Ombudsmen, a Chief of Staff, Officers and other staff members as deemed necessary to provide the Office with the necessary technical and administrative support. Article 10 Status of Personnel 1. The Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice shall be empowered to perform any act relating to the appointment and to the professional situation of the staff of the Office in accordance with the Civil Service Act, with the necessary adaptations, and other laws applicable in Timor-Leste, and to exercise disciplinary powers in relation to such staff. 2. The staff of the Office shall be appointed on the basis of their qualifications and taking into consideration the gender balance and ethnic and religious representativeness within the Office. 3. All positions in the Office shall be incompatible with a remunerated activity in a private company or body, or any employment as a civil servant under the Civil Service Act of Timor-Leste. 4. The employees of the Office shall always act in accordance with the laws of Timor-Leste and shall give their duty and loyalty to the Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice. 5. The employees of the Office shall not receive instructions from any other entity, unless such entity has been delegated powers by the Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice for that purpose. 6. The Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice and the employees of the Office shall act on the duty of confidentiality, under the present law, in relation to all matters that come to their knowledge in the performance of their functions and duties. 7. The duty of confidentiality shall be owed after separation from Office. Part III Funding Article 11 Adequacy of funding for the Office 1. The Office shall have an annual budget sufficient to ensure its operation, and adequate to maintain its independence, impartiality and efficiency. Such budget shall be appropriated in accordance with the law. 2. The budget for the Office shall be prepared, approved and managed in accordance with the law. 6