16. New section 53a

The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 53

the following section:

“Power of Commission to publish information 53a. The Commission may, where it thinks necessary or expedient in the interest of the public in such form or manner as it thinks fit, publish any information in relation to—

(a)

the grant of, lapsing, revocation or suspension of an approval, licence or exemption granted under any communications and multimedia law to any person;

(b)

the issuance of any directions, guidelines, determinations, decisions or any other legal instruments under any communications and multimedia law;

(c)

any civil action taken under any communications and multimedia law;

(d)

the compounding of any offence under any communications and multimedia law; or

(e)

any civil or criminal proceedings brought—

(i)

under any communications or multimedia law against any person and the outcome of such proceedings, including any settlement, whether in or out of court; or

(ii)

under any other law, whether the law of

Malaysia or the law of any territory or country outside Malaysia, against any person and the outcome of such proceedings, including any settlement, whether in or out of court.”.

Malaysian Communications and Multimedia

Commission (Amendment)

Report

Read on from s 17