[New Year's Address] Lee Gang-seop, Chief of the Legislation Office, "Active Support for the Korean New Deal Legislation"

"One-stop processing up to legislative review in case of inter-ministerial disagreements"
Moon also acknowledges it as "the government's top authoritative interpretation body"
"This year, we definitely expect the Administrative Basic Act to pass the National Assembly"

Lee Kang-seop, Chief of the Legislation Office. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] On the 31st, Lee Kangseop, Commissioner of the Ministry of Government Legislation, emphasized in his New Year's address that "for the success of the government's major policies to overcome crises, such as the Korean New Deal and the recovery of the people's economy, legislation supporting these must be promptly promoted."

The Commissioner stated, "We must select key tasks to be prioritized, support the drafting of laws from the preliminary drafting stage, actively coordinate to prevent delays in legislative procedures when disagreements arise between ministries during the legislative process, and provide systematic legislative support so that the legislative review can be completed quickly in a one-stop manner."

He added, "President Moon Jae-in also urged that the Ministry of Government Legislation is the best legal interpretation body within the government, so each agency should actively utilize it," and "We must also strive to lower the threshold so that agencies can easily approach the Ministry by proactively providing solutions to legal issues they need."

He further pointed out, "The contact points between the Ministry of Government Legislation and the public are expanding," and said, "We must carefully examine whether there are any laws that the public considers unreasonable or unfair, whether the opinions of those subject to the laws were properly reflected during the legislative process, whether the public has difficulties in finding or understanding laws, and whether the results of legal interpretation or consultation unjustly infringe on the rights and interests of the public."

He concluded, "The work to create the Basic Administrative Act, which the Ministry of Government Legislation has been promoting since last year, is also an effort to innovate the administrative law system to meet the public's expectations," and expressed hope that "this year, the Basic Administrative Act will surely pass the National Assembly and achieve results."

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