KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — Newly-elected Speaker Datuk Johari Abdul wants to bring back the Parliamentary Services Act to ensure greater independence in Parliament, The Star reported...
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — Newly-elected Speaker Datuk Johari Abdul wants to bring back the Parliamentary Services Act to ensure greater independence in Parliament,He said that meetings have already been conducted with the prime minister to discuss the proposed law.
The previous administration agreed to revive the law, but before the Bill could be tabled in Dewan Rakyat last year, the Parliament was dissolved to pave the way for the 15th general election.Under the proposed law, he said both the Senate president and Speaker of the House will oversee parliamentary decisions.
“It will definitely make the separation of powers crystal clear and not merely something stated in the textbooks,” he added. “The committees will work hand-in-hand with the ministers and complement the Cabinet,” he said, adding that they can do so by providing additional information to the ministers. “We will have a relook so that the committees will be more topical to ensure that every aspect of our lives is taken care of,” he said.
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