Cabinet to get final report on AG-Public Prosecutor separation of powers study this month, Dewan Rakyat told
The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) said the final report by the Special Comparative Study Task Force will be presented to the Cabinet this month.
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'Further studies will be continued by the Technical Task Force, which will examine the implementation of the separation of roles.
'This Task Force is led by the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) and includes representatives from the Legal Affairs Division, Prime Minister's Department, Attorney General's Chambers, Public Service Department, Finance Ministry, and the Judicial and Legal Service Commission,' she said in a parliamentary written reply on Tuesday (July 22).
Suhaizan Kaiat (PH-Pulai) had asked for an update on the implementation of institutional reforms, including the separation of powers of the two roles.
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Azalina said the proposal had been discussed by the Cabinet and agreed to in principle, which led to the formation of the Special Comparative Study Task Force and a Technical Task Force.
'For the first phase of this study, the Task Force, led by the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform), has conducted three series of working visits for empirical studies in Canada (Ottawa and Toronto), Australia (Melbourne and Canberra), and the United Kingdom (London),' she said.
Azalina also said an Interim Report was prepared containing policy parameters such as appointments and terminations, powers and roles, and the independence of the relationship between the Attorney General and the Public Prosecutor.
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