Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 · Updated to 30 Sep 2025 · Part V
43. Appointment of Protection Officers
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
The Minister, after consultation with the Minister charged with the responsibility for women, family and community development may appoint such number of Social Welfare Officers, any other public officer or any other person to exercise the powers and perform the duties of a Protection Officer under this Act subject to any condition as may be specified.
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for internal security;
Anti-Trafficking in Persons and
trafficking in persons
“trafficking in persons” means all actions of recruiting, conveying, transferring, acquiring, maintaining, harbouring, providing or receiving, a person, for the purpose of exploitation, by the following means: (a) threat or use of force or other forms of coercion; (b) abduction; (c) fraud; (d) deception; (e) abuse of power; (f) abuse of the position of vulnerability of a person to an act of trafficking in persons; or (g) the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to obtain the consent of a person having control over the trafficked person;
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smuggling of migrants
“smuggling of migrants” means— (a) arranging, facilitating or organizing, directly or indirectly, a person’s unlawful entry into or through, or unlawful exit from, any country of which the person is not a citizen or permanent resident either knowing or having reason to believe that the person’s entry or exit is unlawful; and (b) recruiting, conveying, transferring, concealing, harbouring or providing any other assistance or service for the purpose of carrying out the acts referred to in paragraph (a);
(Deleted by Act A1644).
The Protection Officer shall—
Protection Officer
“Protection Officer” means any officer appointed under section 43;
have control over and responsibility for the care and protection of the trafficked person at the place of refuge;
carry out an enquiry and cause to be prepared a report of the trafficked person as required under this Act;
have the power to supervise the trafficked person upon order by the Magistrate or direction by the Minister;
and
have such other powers, duties and functions as the
Minister may prescribe.
Terms defined in s 2
Minister
Defined · s 2“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for internal security;
place of refuge
Defined · s 2“place of refuge” means a place of refuge declared by the Minister under subsection 42(1) of this Act. Scope of application
Protection Officer
Defined · s 2“Protection Officer” means any officer appointed under section 43;
smuggling of migrants
Defined · s 2“smuggling of migrants” means— (a) arranging, facilitating or organizing, directly or indirectly, a person’s unlawful entry into or through, or unlawful exit from, any country of which the person is not a citizen or permanent resident either knowing or having reason to believe that the person’s entry or exit is unlawful; and (b) recruiting, conveying, transferring, concealing, harbouring or providing any other assistance or service for the purpose of carrying out the acts referred to in paragraph (a);
trafficked person
Defined · s 2“trafficked person” means any person who is the victim or object of an act of trafficking in persons;
trafficking in persons
Defined · s 2“trafficking in persons” means all actions of recruiting, conveying, transferring, acquiring, maintaining, harbouring, providing or receiving, a person, for the purpose of exploitation, by the following means: (a) threat or use of force or other forms of coercion; (b) abduction; (c) fraud; (d) deception; (e) abuse of power; (f) abuse of the position of vulnerability of a person to an act of trafficking in persons; or (g) the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to obtain the consent of a person having control over the trafficked person;
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