AG, Bar associations yet to be consulted on new JAC appointments


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 07 Feb 2017

KUALA LUMPUR: The two-year term of the four eminent persons on the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) ends on Thursday but the Prime Minister has not consulted any of the three Bar associations or the Attorney General on their replacements.

Under the JAC Act 2009, the appointments are made “after consulting”  the Bar Council, the Sabah Law Association, Advocates Association of Sarawak, the Attorney General of the Federation, the Attorney General of a State legal service or any other relevant bodies.

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