Powers
The Senate shares many powers with the House of Representatives these include:
- Legislation
- Scrutiny
- Passing of annual Appropriations Bills
- Constitutional Amendments
Exclusive Powers:
- Creating and appointing committee to examine and investigate affairs.
- Passing approval resolutions advising the King in certain appointments.
- Judges of the Constitutional Court of Thailand
- Election Commissioners
- Ombudsmen
- Members of the Counter Corruption Commission, State Audit Commission (including the Auditor General) and National Human Rights Commission.
- The Senate also advise the selection and the actual selection of certain members of the Judiciary.
- Selection of its Officers.
- Expulsion of members.
- Determination of its own rules and procedures.
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