3. The law shall regulate the competence, organisation and functioning of the Superior
Council for the Judiciary.
Section 129
(High Administrative, Tax and Audit Court)
1. The High Administrative, Tax and Audit Court is the highest body in the hierarchy of
the administrative, tax and audit courts, without prejudice to the competence of the
Supreme Court of Justice.
2. The President of the High Administrative, Tax and Audit Court is elected from
among and by respective judges for a term of office of four years.
3. It is incumbent upon the High Administrative, Tax and Audit Court as a single
instance to monitor the lawfulness of public expenditure and to audit State
accounts.
4. It is incumbent upon the High Administrative, Tax and Audit Court and the
administrative and tax courts of first instance:
a) To judge actions aiming at resolving disputes arising from legal, fiscal and
administrative relations;
b) To judge contentious appeals against decisions made by State organs, their
respective office holders and agents;
c) To perform all the other functions as established by law.
Section 130
(Military Courts)
1. It is incumbent upon military courts to judge in first instance crimes of military
nature.
2. The competence, organisation, composition and functioning of military courts shall
be established by law.
Section 131
(Court Hearings)
Court hearings shall be public, unless the court hearing a matter rules otherwise through a
well-founded order to safeguard personal dignity or public morality and national security,
or guarantee its own smooth operation.