KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — Changes relating to existing government policies and laws, on whether they need to be improved, reviewed or repealed need to go through a normal process and get the input of all stakeholders.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said that decisions can only be made by the government after taking into account the results of engagement sessions with various parties.
"When we discuss the relationship with existing policies and legislation, we have to take many things into account," he said when replying to a supplementary question by Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah (PN-Indera Mahkota) in the Dewan Rakyat today.
Saifuddin asked if the government intended to repeal the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (UUCA) as promised in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) manifesto.
Recently, the media reported that Minister of Higher Education Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said that the government does not intend to abolish UUCA as the act is still relevant, especially involving university governance.
In this regard, when replying to the original question by Saifuddin on details especially on reforming Parliament, Fadillah said the Unity Government takes a serious view on the agenda of reforming the institution and is taking comprehensive measures to realise the agenda.
“The government will ensure any reform implemented takes into consideration the views of all stakeholders,” he said.
Among the reforms concerned is to re-establish Parliamentary services to realise the separation of powers between the Legislature and the Executive and examine amending the Houses of Parliament (Privileges and Powers) Act 1952 (Act 347).
He said several basic matters regarding the drafting of the Parliamentary Services Act will be finalised before being presented in the Cabinet Meeting.
"Improvements and amendments to the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 [Act 711] are also being implemented to strengthen the act and realise the vision of the National Anti-Corruption Plan (NACP) 2019-2023 to create a corruption-free country," he said.
— Bernama
