Malaysia legislation

Section 62

of ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS AND ANTI-SMUGGLING OF MIGRANTS ACT 2007

Section 62

No action, suit, prosecution or other proceedings shall lie or be brought, instituted, or maintained in any court or before any other authority against—

(a)

any enforcement officer;

(b)

any Protection Officer; or

(c)

any person lawfully acting in compliance with any direction or order of an enforcement officer or a Protection Officer, for or on account of, or in respect of, any act done or statement made or omitted to be done or made, or purporting to be done or made or omitted to be done or made, in pursuance of or in execution of, or intended pursuance of or execution of, this Act or any order in writing, direction or other thing issued under this

Act if such act or statement was done or made, or was omitted to be done or made, in good faith.

General and enhanced penalties