Parliament should have the power to pick staff based on merit instead of being obliged to recruit a civil servant based on seniority, says a constitutional expert. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, September 3, 2021.
THE reintroduction of the Parliamentary Services Act 1963 will ensure true separation of powers between Parliament and the executive while returning autonomy to the house, experts said. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia constitutional expert Faridah Jalil said this would allow Parliament to administer itself and its finances without government interference.
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