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Key national positions such as appointments to the Human Rights
Commission, Election Commission of Malaysia, the Malaysian Anti-

Corruption Commission, and Judicial Appointments Commission must be

approved by a suitable parliamentary committee. This will reduce the ability
of the Prime Minister to intervene in these important appointments.

Important bodies such as the Attorney General’s Chambers, MACC, Bank
Negara, the Securities Commission, and the National Audit Department

shall be liable to be called by the appropriate parliamentary committee.

The establishment of informal groups in Parliament also will be encouraged

to allow exchange of views between members of Parliament. These include
groups such as Caucuses and All Party Parliamentary Groups which can

also involve representatives of civil society who are not a member of

parliament.

The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee will be reserved for an
opposition member of parliament.

To ensure that the people and all stakeholders can be engaged in the policy
making process, the Pakatan Harapan Government will start the culture of

producing Green Papers so that we can stimulate discussions. We will also

produce White Papers to announce major government policies before a new
Act is introduced in Parliament.

Every week, 30 minutes will be allocated for Prime Minister’s Questions in
the Dewan Rakyat.

The Dewan Negara will be empowered so that it can play the proper role to
check and balance the Dewan Rakyat.

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