Legal acts 4) take its attitude to the Defender‘s general appraisal, comments and opinions. 2. The Defender may specify the period within which measures mentioned under section 1 have to be accomplished. Article 17a. The Defender collaborates with associations, civic movements or other goodwill societies for the protection of the liberties and rights of a human and a citizen. Article 18. Provisions of this Act regarding protection of the liberties and rights of a human and a citizen shall also apply, respectively, to persons of non-Polish citizenship being under the authority og the Republic of Poland in the scope of the liberties and rights they enjoy. Article 19. 1. The Defender shall annually inform the Sejm and the Senate on the his activities and on the observance of the liberties and rights of a human and a citizen. 2. The Defender’s information shall be made public. 3. The Defender may submit to the Sejm and the Senate specific matters resulting from the Defender‘s activities. 4. If so requested by the Sejm Speaker, the Defender shall provide information or take action in specific cases. Article 20. 1. The Defender shall perform the Defender‘s duties with the assistance of the Office of the Human Rights Defender. 2. The tasks and organization of the Office shall be set forth by its statute to be conferred, on the Defender’s motion, by the Speaker of the Sejm. 3. On the motion of the Defender, the Speaker of the Sejm may appoint up to three Defender’s deputies, including a deputy for soldiers. The same procedure shall apply in the event of recall. 4. The Defender shall determine the scope of responsibilities of the Defender‘s deputy (deputies). 5. Respective regulations on the employees of government offices shall apply to the Deputy Defender and employees of the Office of the Human Rights Defender. 141