Malaysia legislation
Section 138
Section 138
(2)
The Commission shall consider the commercial interest of the parties to whom the information relates before publishing such information.
(3)
The Commission shall not publish any information or any part of any information disclosed to it if the publication—
(a)
is likely to prejudice the fair trial of a person; or
(b)
would involve the unreasonable disclosure of personal information about any individual (including a deceased person), but the Commission may publish an extract relating to such information provided that the particulars in the extract shall not be arranged in any way which would compromise or prejudice the person providing such information.
Offence for non-compliance