December 2020

The Immigration department falls under Ministry of Internal Affairs and Public Security.

The Ministry of Justice is mandated to provide policy guidance and direction to Government on all legal and constitutional matters.

The Directorate of Public Prosecutions is headed by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) appointed by the President under section 99 of the Constitution.

This department is headed by the Registrar General and is responsible for the registration of companies, business names, births, and deaths, political parties, trusts, patents, industrial designs a

The Administrator General department is headed by the Administrator General and is responsible for the administration of deceased estates and collection of estate duty.

The Legal Aid Bureau (LAB) is established under section 3 of the Legal Aid Act of 2011 to provide legal services to people who cannot afford private lawyers.

The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) is established under section 129 of the Constitution of the Republic of Malawi (the Constitution).

The Malawi Electoral Commission comprises a Chairperson, a Judge nominated by the Judicial Service Commission and at least six Commissioners appointed by the President in consultation with politica

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is a government department headed by a Director General assisted by a Deputy Director General who are both appointed by the President, subject to ratification by th

The Office of the Ombudsman is a public body established under the Malawi Constitution section 123 to investigate any and all cases where it is alleged that a person has suffered injustices and it