Law Minister's KPI includes tabling of Bills on MA63, PM term limit, Undi18

PUTRAJAYA: The processes to allow the tabling of Bills on key government initiatives and the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) will be within Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar's 100-day key performance indicators.

The four focus areas are to complete the process to table a Bill of limitation on the Prime Minister's tenure to 10 years; to complete the process to table a Bill to allow the appointment of a third deputy Dewan Rakyat Speaker; and to complete the process to table some of the critical Bills to look into the rights of people in Sabah and Sarawak under MA63.

The fourth initiative is to facilitate the processes involved in the implementation of Undi 18 and automatic voter registration.

Wan Junaidi, who is Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of law and Parliament, said he has presented the KPI to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

"I have received the approval to carry out the plans," he said in a statement on Wednesday (Sept 29).

“The transformation initiatives that we are going to execute are not easy. It involves several processes including amending the existing law, carrying out studies, as well as engagement with MPs and other key stakeholders.

“However, we have already laid out a comprehensive execution plan for this and with the help of other key parties, such as the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC), I am optimistic that we are able to achieve our target,” he said.

Wan Junaidi also said another key transformation initiative would be on processes to come up with a bill on anti-party hopping.

However, since it involves tedious processes, and requires full support from AGC, this task will need more time to be completed, he explained.

“The government remains committed to implementing the law on anti-party hopping. However, this is not something that can be done hastily.

"We need more time so that we can conduct more studies on the matter as well as engagement with members of Parliament and other key stakeholders,” he added.