Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Official secrets act 1972

Legal area

Court

9 May 2023

NORHAYATI BINTI MOHD ARIFFIN 1. ) MOHD RUSSAINI BIN IDRUS 2. ) Kerajaan Malaysia

Citation

WA-25-386-12/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-25-386-12/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

A s16A certificate should preferably state the basis for classification; absence of contemporaneous reasons does not automatically invalidate the certificate but renders subsequent affidavit explanations merely elucidatory; the court may objectively assess the sufficiency of the justification for classification and, on such assessment, order limited disclosure subject to strict confidentiality for litigation purposes only.
16 Feb 2023

HISHAM BIN JALALUDDIN 1. ) PENGERUSI LEMBAGA RAYUAN TATATERTIB SURUHANJAYA PERKHIDMATAN AWAM, NEGERI SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN 2. ) LEMBAGA TATATERTIB SURUHANJAYA PERKHIDMATAN AWAM, NEGERI SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN 3. ) LEMBAGA RAYUAN TATATERTIB SURU

Citation

BA-25-94-12/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-25-94-12/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Application dismissed: the court held the requested documents were classified under the Official Secrets Act 1972 and cannot be declassified for this purpose; applicant is entitled only to inspect public documents; several requests were too broad, vague and could amount to a fishing expedition; some documents were not in respondents' possession, custody or power, therefore disclosure cannot be ordered.