Azalina: Secrets Act changes will complement information freedom


THE Official Secrets Act 1972 (Act 88 or the OSA) will be amended to ensure that it complements the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) which is in the process of being introduced, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) said the Legal Affairs Division of the department was in the process of identifying parameters, challenges in implementation, and legislation that could clash with the concept of information freedom.

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