NACP 1.2

Ensuring Better Transparency and Accountability in Government Administration

Latest update:

19 July 2019

Kerajaan akan meminda Akta Audit 1957 bagi membolehkan kuasa Ketua Audit Negara bebas dalam melaksanakan tugasan, kata Tun M

18 July 2019/ JKKMAR 8

PM: Freedom of Information Act to replace OSA

Sub-policy with its alignment with specific PH Manifesto promises

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MACC reform/ anti corruption efforts

NACP 1.2.1 – To introduce a proper asset declaration system for Members of the Administration

Updates

1 July 2019 – The Dewan Rakyat today approved a special motion for all members of parliament, senators as well as their immediate family members to declare their assets.

31 Mar 2019 – On asset declaration, he said more than 85 percent of members of parliament and administrative members had declared their assets, and they could be viewed on the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s website. Hanipa said for now, the initiative focused on government backbenchers, but he hoped to have members of the opposition declare their assets as well.

9 Jun 2018 – On declaration of assets, Dr Mahathir said that apart from submitting the report to him, ministers would also have to present the same report to the anti-graft authority so that there would be no allegations of him trying to cover up should there be any wrongdoing committed by the ministers.

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MACC reform/ anti corruption efforts

NACP 1.2.2 -To improve on the policy or mechanism pertaining to the acceptance of gifts, entertainment and payment by Members of the Administration

Updates

3 April 2019 – Reminder on ‘no gift’ policy. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday reiterated that government servants are not allowed to accept gifts.

Commenting on the arrest of a minister’s political secretary for allegedly accepting bribes in the form of a branded watch, Dr Mahathir said it was up to the people to evaluate the crime.

9 Jun 2018 – “If there are gifts, they should only be limited to flowers, food and fruits. Anything else such as cars cannot be given or accepted. The giver and receiver will be in the wrong,” said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

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MACC reform/ anti corruption efforts

NACP 1.2.3 – To strengthen the independence and widen the autonomy of the National Audit Department by placing them under the Parliament

Updates

19 July 2019 – Kerajaan akan meminda Akta Audit 1957 bagi membolehkan kuasa Ketua Audit Negara bebas dalam melaksanakan tugasan, kata Perdana Menteri Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

14 Aug 2018 – The National Audit Department will be placed under the purview of a parliamentary select committee, as part of the government’s proposed institutional reforms, said the Prime Minister.

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MACC reform/ anti corruption efforts

NACP 1.2.4 – To amend the current Government circular: ‘Pekeliling Perkhidmatan Bilangan 3 Tahun 1998’ to include sponsorship hence strengthening the monitoring mechanism

Updates

No updates.

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Political Financing

NACP 1.2.5 – To introduce new legislation on governing Political Funding and to include an offence on lobbying

Updates

4 May 2019 – On political funding, Rashid said the ERC was currently reviewing a report prepared during former minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Paul Low’s tenure. “All political parties must declare their finances. There will be no more hiding. Everyone, including the government, has to own up. “It’s alright to receive a lot of money, but we must know the source.”

2 May 2019 – Economist Prof Jomo Kwame Sundaram today called for the establishment of a political financing system in Malaysia to ensure that political parties no longer need to get money from corporations or in an illicit way. He said there should be an alternative source of financing with very strict rules for political parties to adhere.

31 Mar 2019 – A raft of reforms is in the process of being rolled out, including Ombudsman Malaysia replacing the Public Complaints Bureau, the setting up of the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) and political financing.

Deputy Minister in Prime Minister’s Department Mohamed Hanipa Maidin said these legislative reforms were at the drafting and revision stages.

He said he was aware of criticism that the government was “slow” in instituting reforms, but certain things needed more time as it was “not easy to change the (existing) mentality”.

Jan 29, 2019 – “We hope to table the Bill in June, but that would depend on the outcome of the meetings with political parties.

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MACC reform/ anti corruption efforts

NACP 1.2.6 – To transform the Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) into Malaysian Ombudsman

Updates

19 April 2019 – The Ombudsman Bill will be tabled end of the year.

31 Mar 2019 – Deputy Minister in Prime Minister’s Department Mohamed Hanipa Maidin said these legislative reforms were at the drafting and revision stages.

He said he was aware of criticism that the government was “slow” in instituting reforms, but certain things needed more time as it was “not easy to change the (existing) mentality”.

4 Mar 2019 – It was previously reported in NST that with the establishment of the new government, our Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has plans to transform the PCB into Ombudsman Malaysia. An Ombudsman Act will be drafted and the ombudsman will no longer be in the Prime Minister’s department; instead, it would be a free, independent body that would remain impartial while investigating bureaucratic abuse.

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PM’s term, restructuring of PMD

NACP 1.2.7 – To amend the Federal Constitution/States Constitution by limiting the term of Office for the Prime Minister, Chief Minister and Menteri Besar