Freedom Of Information Act Malaysia

Freedom of information state of selangor enactment 2011 was formulated with its objective to enhance the externalization of information for public interest and to provide opportunities for every individual to access information provided by the departments of the state government through an application submitted to the relevant departments.

Freedom of information act malaysia. One day it might also influence the federal government to enact malaysia s own freedom of information act which in turn will actively uphold this vital right in the nation as a whole. The emergence of freedom of information legislation was a response to increasing dissatisfaction with the secrecy surrounding government policy development and decision making. We have some good news. Malaysia to have a freedom of information act to replace osa malaysia s prime minister mahathir mohamad speaks during a press conference in putrajaya on may 9 2019.

There are numerous stories from all over the world about the use of rti to expose corruption but wait. Malaysia has no freedom of information legislation what it has is a restrictive regime under the official secrets act. Conclusion malaysia has evaded the protection of the right to information effectively to this day. Subang the star asia news network the pakatan harapan government is committed to implementing the freedom of information act in line with its election manifesto.

There is no constitutional guarantee and article 10 which talks about freedom of speech is interpreted very narrowly and does not consider freedom of information as a fundamental human right. Photo by mohd rasfan afp. The dap backbencher had asked whether the federal government planned to enact new laws such as the freedom of information act to put to rest any fears of. They establish a right to know legal process by which requests may be made for government held information to be.

The government will draw up a freedom of information act to replace the official secrets act 1972. In malaysia freedom of information as a legal provision is only offered in two states. Two malaysian states selangor and penang have enacted their own versions of the freedom of information act since 2011.