Public councils are consultative and advisory, supervisory bodies formed by ministries, bodies directly subordinate and accountable to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as local government bodies on issues of their competence.

The purpose of the activity of public councils is to express the opinion of civil society on socially significant issues.

The tasks of the public councils are:

1) representing the interests of civil society and taking into account the opinion of the public when discussing and making decisions at the republican and local levels;

2) development of interaction between central and local executive bodies and local self-government bodies with civil society;

3) organization of public control and ensuring transparency of the activities of central and local executive bodies and local self-government bodies.

Chairman of the Public Council:

1) organizes the activities of the Public Council;

2) preside over meetings;

3) signs documents on behalf of the Public Council;

4) coordinates the implementation of the decisions of the Public Council;

5) participates in meetings of the republican state body, local government body with the right of advisory vote;

6) during his absence, delegates the performance of the duties of the chairman to one of the members of the Presidium of the Public Council.

Secretary of the Public Council:

1) provides the solution of organizational issues of preparation and holding of meetings of the Public Council;

2) organizes and conducts office work in the Public Council, as well as controls the deadlines for the execution of decisions of the Public Council.

The first meeting of the Public Council is opened by the head of the working group.

At this meeting, the Chairman, secretary and the entire composition of the Presidium of the Public Council are elected by open vote.

The Chairman of the Public Council is elected from among its members - well-known public figures who are not in public service.

The main form of work of public councils are meetings. A meeting of the Public Council is considered competent with the participation of at least two-thirds of the total number of its members.

If necessary, representatives of state bodies, mass media, scientific, trade union and other organizations, as well as experts and other specialists may be invited to a meeting of the Public Council by its decision.

The meetings of the Public Council are open.

The conditions and procedure for holding meetings of the Public Council, as well as the procedure for making decisions are determined by the regulations on the Public Council.

Other issues of holding meetings are determined by the decision of the Public Council.

Public councils, when carrying out their activities, interact with each other on terms of equality and partnership.

Within the limits of their powers, members of public councils with the right of advisory vote may participate in the activities of other public councils, and at the local level, in addition, the chairman of the Public Council of a district, a city of regional significance has the right to be a member of the Public Council of a region, a city of republican significance, the capital.

Organizational support of the activities of the Public Council is carried out by the relevant state body, with the participation of which the Public Council was formed.