Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Validity of national security council act 2016

Legal area

Court

6 Aug 2021

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim 1. Kerajaan Malaysia 2. Majlis Keselamatan Negara

Citation

No: 06(RS)-1-03/2019(W) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
Court

RS
Case number

No: 06(RS)-1-03/2019(W) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)

The Federal Court held: (1) the amending Acts A566, A584 and A885 are not unconstitutional on basic-structure grounds and Article 66 as amended is valid; (2) the NSCA 2016 is not rendered invalid by any alleged unconstitutional amendments and need not have been enacted under Article 149 because it is validly enacted under Parliament's legislative powers (Article 74 and Ninth Schedule) and its scope includes non-subversion national security matters (eg disasters, public health); and (3) sections 18 and 22 of the NSCA do not violate Article 9(2) and are proportionate in context, therefore the N…
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 Federal Court declined to answer the constitutional questions referred under section 84 CJA because the originating proceedings presented no factual substratum or actual controversy: the applicant did not demonstrate that his rights were affected or that there was a real and credible threat from the NSCA, and therefore the questions were abstract and academic; the Court remitted the case to the High Court and reaffirmed that section 84 referrals do not convert the Federal Court into a constitutional court or permit abstract adjudication absent exceptional circumstances.
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 Federal Court declined to answer the referred constitutional questions because the plaintiff failed to establish a real and actual controversy affecting his rights; the mere existence of the NSCA and the Amending Provisions, without allegation of a real and credible threat or that they specifically target the plaintiff, rendered the questions abstract and academic and therefore not suitable for determination under section 84 CJA; the matter is remitted to the High Court.
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 Federal Court declined to answer the constitutional questions referred under section 84 CJA because the plaintiff failed to demonstrate an actual controversy affecting his rights; the questions were abstract and academic in the factual vacuum presented, and therefore inappropriate for determination by the Federal Court; the matter is remitted to the High Court.

Malaysia Case Law

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim 1. Kerajaan Malaysia 2. Majlis Keselamatan Negara

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim Kerajaan Malaysia & 1 Lagi

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim Kerajaan Malaysia & 1 Lagi

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim Kerajaan Malaysia & 1 Lagi