Malaysia legislation

Section 62

of LEGAL AID AND PUBLIC DEFENCE ACT 2026

Section 62

(a)

the filing or submission of any application for legal aid or public defence services;

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(b)

the filing or submission of any statutory declaration, cause paper, recorded settlement or agreement, or any other documents;

(c)

the payment of any fee, contribution, cost, charges and any other payment;

(d)

the service of any certificate, notice, directions, order, cause paper, receipt or any other documents;

(e)

the assignment or change of a solicitor for the purposes of legal aid and public defence services in relation to any provision under this Act; and

(f)

the provision of legal advice and mediation services.

(2)

The Director General shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by the registered user by reason of any error or omission of whatever nature or however arising appearing in the electronic service if the error or omission was made in good faith and in the ordinary course of the discharge of the duties of the

Director General or occurred or arose as a result of any defect or breakdown in the electronic service or in the equipment used for the provision of the electronic service.

(3)

All transactions made under subsection (1) are deemed to have been furnished by a person to the Director General on the date the acknowledgement of receipt of the transaction is transmitted electronically by the Director General to the person.

False or misleading statement, etc.