Section 57
Keeping and inspection of accounts and records
Every registered trade union shall cause to be kept such account books and other records as may be prescribed by regulations.
(2)
The books or records referred to in subsection (1), the records of a trade union’s proceedings, and a list of its members shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by any member of the trade union, or any person having an interest in the funds of the trade union, or the Director General.
(3)
The Director General may, acting for a member or on his own behalf, in any particular case, order the account books and other records of a trade union to be made available for inspection or audit by a fit and proper person approved by him.
(4)
Every trade union which, and every member of its executive who, contravenes subsection (1) or (2) or fails to comply with any order under subsection (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding *five thousand ringgit.
*NOTE—Previously “one thousand ringgit, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both”–see sections 22 and 23 of the Trade Unions (Amendment) Act 2024 [Act A1700].
58 Laws of Malaysia ACT 262