KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — The Dewan Rakyat has passed a motion on the Auditor-General's Report (LKAN) 3/2025 regarding the 2024 financial statements of Federal agencies, aimed at reviewing leakages, non-compliance with regulations and conditions, and weaknesses in the country's financial planning.
The motion, tabled by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said yesterday, was passed by a majority voice vote today after being debated by 23 MPs.
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform Kulasegaran Murugeson said that the Auditor-General will audit the Legal Profession Qualifying Board (LPQB) financial statement annually from 2026 onwards, starting with the account for the year 2025.
Speaking during the debate wind-up for the department, he said that, according to the law, the amendment to the Legal Profession Act 1976, which inserts a new Section 9A, provides for the Auditor-General to audit the LPQB accounts annually and is non-retrospective in nature.
"This means it only takes effect moving forward. However, this does not prevent LPQB from submitting the overdue audits as soon as possible.
"They have not been audited for 17 years; this is unacceptable, and we cannot just leave it like that.
"This involves the public's money, about RM60 million in examination fees from candidates, including from those who are poor. I will ask the LPQB to conduct an audit over the past 17 years and submit it to Parliament as soon as possible,” Kulasegaran said.
Meanwhile, Energy Transition and Water Transformation (Petra) Deputy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said that there has been a 40 per cent drop in project delays under the ministry, based on the LKAN.
"LKAN 2024 recorded 24 delayed projects, while the 2025 report stated only 12 such projects. This is a 40 per cent reduction,” he said.
However, Petra will continue to strive for improvements through annual post-mortem sessions, scheduled settings, and other immediate approaches so the projects involved can be completed on time and truly benefit the people.
Meanwhile, on the issue of unsold vehicle registration numbers, Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Hasbi Habibollah said the Road Transport Department (JPJ) is in the process of developing a system to re-offer registration numbers that remain unsold in its records.
Known as the e-Baki System, it is an additional channel used by JPJ to offer or resell those registration numbers to the public.
Housing and Local Government Deputy Minister Datuk Aiman Athirah Sabu said that 11 of the ministry's projects, which were reported as being delayed in the LKAN, are nearly complete, with only one still pending.
Two projects have been completed, four are showing encouraging progress, while four others have had their contracts terminated and have been re-tendered.
"The ministry always pays attention to the Auditor-General's reprimands and holds meetings at least twice a year to review follow-up actions. InsyaAllah (God willing), every ringgit of the people's money will be used in the best possible way,” she said.
Also involved in the winding-up debate were the Rural and Regional Development Ministry, the Works Ministry, the Finance Ministry, and the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories).
