Several amendments are being considered to further strengthen the Whistleblower Act, the Dewan Rakyat was told.
According to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reforms) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, this includes amendments to Section 6 and 11, as well as measures allowing more efficient investigations, the introduction of a standard rewards scale for whistleblowers and providing physical protection for whistleblowers under the Witness Protection Act.
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According to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reforms) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, this includes amendments to Section 6 and 11, as well as measures allowing more efficient investigations, the introduction of a standard rewards scale for whistleblowers and providing physical protection for whistleblowers under the Witness Protection Act.
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00:00First of all, I would like to inform you that the government is committed to make a move to this Act 711.
00:12The meeting of the Special Cabinet Authority on Anti-Corruption,
00:16Article 17, Section 1, 2023 is known as the Special Cabinet Authority of the Tata Culinary National.
00:22On 6 July 2023, it was announced by you, Mr. Prime Minister,
00:26that the government has agreed that the Legislation Department
00:30has proposed an amendment to the Act of Protection of Information Providers 2010,
00:36also known as Act 711.
00:38Mr. President has also given his commitment to the amendment of this Act in this noble court.
00:45So far, there have been 20 sessions of the Special Cabinet Authority on Anti-Corruption,
00:49as well as 6 sessions of the Development Banking and Infrastructure Departments have been held,
00:55with various important parties, such as government agencies,
00:58major power agencies, and non-governmental bodies.
01:02There is a need to improve based on the best practice from other countries,
01:07including from the aspect of the use of laws related to difficult and confidential matters,
01:11mechanisms of cancellation, protection provided,
01:14and protection to power agencies that are forced to disclose the identity of the informant.
01:20Throughout the efforts to improve, to strengthen the function of this Act 711,
01:26various answers are important to be received from government agencies and non-governmental bodies.
01:33As an example, among the parties involved to provide views,
01:36such as the Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism, CIFOR,
01:40Raswa Bastas Transparency International, Majlis Peguam,
01:43CSO Platform for Reform,
01:45and various other aspects to be considered in this transition process.
01:50In addition to that, several basic suggestions are being considered to be raised,
01:55and I hope that God willing, in the upcoming Cabinet meeting,
02:00in the discussion of basic suggestions to get certainty,
02:04so that God willing, it can be brought to this session, if approved by the Cabinet.
02:09Among the suggestions that will be brought,
02:11the first is the provision of Provisional Amendment under Section 6,
02:15under Act 711,
02:17to avoid violation of other Acts,
02:20and to prevent the violation of unlawful conduct,
02:23without restriction under other existing laws.
02:26The second is the improvement of Section 11,
02:29Act 711,
02:30to stipulate the cancellation of protection to informants.
02:34Under protection, it can be continued,
02:36if the violation is made on the basis of pure heart and good faith,
02:40and does not involve any personal interest.
02:43The third is the purification and maintenance of Section 8,
02:47through the introduction of new provisions,
02:49to ensure that the agencies can carry out investigations effectively and efficiently,
02:54without violating existing provisions.
02:56The fourth is the introduction of the Standard Provision Scale,
02:59in accordance to facilitate the process of provision,
03:02provision to informants.
03:04The fifth is the provision of protection to informants,
03:07from a physical perspective,
03:09through the use of the witness protection program,
03:12under the Witnesses Protection Act 2009,
03:15Section 696.
03:17And finally,
03:18the provision of the development of the task force,
03:20to facilitate the development of centralized agencies,
03:25which involves the function of investigation and evaluation of unlawful conduct,
03:30for the implementation of protection to informants.
03:33Thank you, Mr. Speaker.