11 Feb 2020
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim Kerajaan Malaysia & 1 Lagi
- Citation
- 06(RS)-1-03/2019(W) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
- Court
- RS
- Case number
- 06(RS)-1-03/2019(W) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
The NSC Act 2016 is in pith and substance a national security/anti‑subversion law and ought to have been enacted under Article 149 of the Federal Constitution; because it was not, the Act is unconstitutional and void; the Federal Court was obliged to hear the reference and the appellant had standing to bring a public interest constitutional challenge; presumption of constitutionality was rebutted.