Page 26 Membership of a protection authority shall be incompatible with membership of Government, the exercise of the functions of enterprise executive and shareholding in enterprises of the computer or telecommunication sector. Article II – 20: Members of a protection authority shall enjoy full immunity for views expressed in the exercise or on the occasion of the exercise of their functions. Members of the protection authority shall not receive instructions from any authority in the exercise of their functions. Article II – 21: The protecting authority shall be afforded budgetary subvention for accomplishment of its missions. Chapter II: Functions of the protection authority Article II – 22: The protection authority shall ensure that the processing of personal data is consistent with the provisions of this Convention. Article II – 23: The protection authority shall ensure that ICTs do not constitute a threat to public freedoms and private life. To this end, it shall: 1) Respond to every request for opinion regarding personal data processing; 2) Inform the persons concerned and the data processing official of their rights and responsibilities; 3) In several cases, authorize the processing of data files, especially sensitive files; 4) Receive the preliminary formalities for personal data processing; 5) Entertain claims, petitions and complaints regarding the processing of personal data and inform the authors about the outcomes thereof; 6) Speedily inform the judicial authority of certain types of offenses that have come to its knowledge; AU Draft0 010111