Section 19

The Commission shall not receive any foreign fund.

Notwithstanding subsection (2), the Commission may receive funds without any conditions from any individual or organization only for the purpose of promoting awareness of and providing education in relation to human rights as may be approved by the

Commission.

The Commission shall cause proper audited accounts to be kept of its income and expenditure, and assets and liabilities.

The financial year of the Commission shall be the calendar year.

Any expenses incurred by the Commission in any action or proceeding, civil or criminal, brought by or against the Commission before any court shall be paid out of the funds of the Commission and any cost paid to or recovered by, the Commission in any such action

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or proceeding, civil or criminal, shall be credited to the funds of the

Commission.

Any expenses incurred by any member, officer or servant of the Commission, in any civil action or proceeding, brought against him in any court in respect of any act which is done or purported to be done by him under this Act or on the direction of the Commission shall be paid out of the funds of the Commission, unless such expenses are recovered by him in such civil action or proceeding.

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