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31 July 2015

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) cannot hold proceedings until a new chairman has been appointed, Rules Dewan Rakyat Speaker

Published: Friday July 31, 2015 MYT 12:00:00 AM
Updated: Friday July 31, 2015 MYT 7:51:28 AM

No PAC proceedings without chairman, says Pandikar

     
    PETALING JAYA: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) cannot hold proceedings until a new chairman has been appointed, said Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia.
    He pointed out that Standing Order 77(3) was only applicable when the chairman or vice-chairman could not attend the proceedings for certain reasons, and not when there was a vacancy for the post.
    Standing Order 77(3) reads: “In the absence of the Chairman or Vice-Chairman due to illness or for any other reason whatsoever, the Committee shall elect any one member to act as a Chairman to preside over the Committee’s meeting.”
    To avoid any dispute or issue over the validity of the PAC proceedings when the chairman’s post became vacant, Pandikar said it was only right for the proceedings to be held after the chairman’s post was filled.
    “Also, the three committee members who have been appointed minister and deputy ministers would need to resign and be replaced with new members,” Pandikar said yesterday.
    But PAC deputy chairman Dr Tan Seng Giaw said while the Opposition respected Pandikar’s judgment, they would push on with the meetings.
    “Whether or not there are meetings, we (PAC members from the Opposition) will appear to show that we mean business to find out the truth. We really hope the meetings will go on,” Dr Tan said.
    Before Tuesday’s Cabinet reshuffle, the PAC had 13 members – eight from Barisan Nasional and five from the Opposition.
    Dr Tan said the hearings scheduled for Aug 4-6 could go on with the current five Opposition and four Barisan MPs, who were capable of questioning the 1Malaysia Development Bhd trio summoned by the PAC.
    “We just want to know how they spent the money, so you don’t need a balanced line-up of political parties to ask relevant questions.
    “The people are concerned about 1MDB, so we are helping them expedite the process instead of waiting for another three months,” said Dr Tan.
    This is the first time four PAC members have had to vacate their positions at the same time following their appointments to the government administration.
    Yesterday, The Star reported Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee as saying the present structure of PAC members did not reflect the composition of the political parties in Parliament after the departures of the four members, including the chairman.
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