Human Rights Commission of Malaysia Act 1999 · Updated to 1 Dec 2011 · Part IV · Staff of the Commission
18. Protection of members, officers and servants of the Commission
Feedback & supportNo action, suit, prosecution or proceeding shall be instituted in any court against the Commission or against any member, officer or servant of the Commission in respect of any act, neglect or default done or committed by him in such capacity provided that he at the time had carried out his functions in good faith.
Any member, officer or servant of the Commission shall not be required to produce in any court, any document received by, or to disclose to any court, any matter or thing coming to the notice of, the
Commission in the course of any inquiry conducted by the
Commission under this Act.
No action or proceeding, civil or criminal shall be instituted in any court against any member of the Commission in respect of any
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report made by the Commission under this Act or against any other person in respect of the publication by such person of a substantially true account of such report.
Chapters IX and X of the Penal Code [Act 574] shall apply to members, officers and servants of the Commission as if references to
“public servant” had been replaced with “member, officer or servant of the Commission”.