Malaysia legislation
Section 16
of ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS AND ANTI-SMUGGLING OF MIGRANTS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022
Section 16
Amendment of section 54
The principal Act is amended by substituting for subsection 54(3) the following subsection:
“(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the court may, upon an application made by a Protection Officer or an enforcement officer, and being satisfied that the trafficked person requires further care and protection for a reasonable reason or for the purposes of the management of repatriation, make an order that the trafficked person be placed in a place of refuge for any further period as the Magistrate may think fit.”.