KUALA LUMPUR: The Parliamentary Services Act 2025 is expected to come into effect in May 2027, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.
The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) said a review is being carried out on the regulation.
“The review, which among others, involves matters relating to appointments, terms of service and disciplinary procedures to ensure that the subsequent implementation process proceeds smoothly,” she said in a parliamentary written reply dated Oct 9.
Azalina was replying to Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung, who asked for the current status of the Act’s implementation.
Lee also sought information on its timeline, rules or amendments being drafted and measures taken to strengthen Parliament’s independence, governance and institutional capacity in carrying out its check-and-balance functions.
Azalina said consultations are ongoing with central agencies to enable the organisational structure of the Parliamentary Service to be finalised before the Act comes into effect.
On July 14, Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Dr Johari Abdul said Act 2025 had received royal assent from His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, paving the way for Parliament to operate as an independent entity.
On March 5, the Dewan Rakyat passed the Parliamentary Services Bill 2025, granting Parliament autonomy to determine its own policies and governance for the first time in 33 years.
The passing of the Bill has marked a major milestone in the institutional reform efforts championed by the government.
Such an Act was aimed at restoring the country’s administration through the enactment of legislation that enables Parliament to function as a truly independent and sovereign institution.
The original Parliamentary Services Act was introduced in 1963.
However, it was repealed in 1992.
