Public Accounts Committee (Malaysia)

The Public Accounts Committee (Malay: Jawatankuasa Kira-Kira Wang Negara) (PAC) is a select committee of the House of Representatives in the Parliament of Malaysia. The PAC derives its powers from the Dewan Rakyat which chooses the committee chairperson and deputy chairperson. Based on Standing Order 77(1), the PAC has the power to examine the accounts of the Malaysian government, the accounts of all public authorities, the reports of the auditor-general, and any other matters that "the committee may think fit" or matters referred to the PAC by the Dewan Rakyat.

Since 2018, the PAC has always made decisions by consensus. The PAC is a bi-partisan committee composed of two members from DAP, Bersatu, PAS, and UMNO with one member each from PKR, Amanah, Warisan and PBB.^[1]

Mandate

• Examine the accounts of the Federation and the appropriation of the sums granted by Parliament to meet the public expenditure.
• Examine such accounts of public authorities and other bodies administering public funds as may be laid before the House of Representatives.
• Examine reports of the Auditor-General laid before the House of Representatives in accordance with Article 107 of the Federal Constitution.
• Examine such other matters as the Committee may think fit, or which may be referred to the Committee by the House of Representatives.
• Review and report on the Public Accounts of Malaysia.
• Examine all reports of the Auditor General of Malaysia.

Investigations

The PAC's primary instrument is conducting hearings. The first step is to invite the controlling officer of the government ministry related to the investigation subject. If the officer's explanation suffices, the matter ends there. If not, the PAC will summon the cabinet minister and, if necessary, other witnesses such as the National Audit Department or project contractors. Complicated cases such as the LCS Saga required 10 hearing days and 21 witnesses.

Once the hearings are concluded, the PAC secretariat will begin a three-stage drafting process. Firstly, the secretariat will compile a report based on the Hansard (official parliamentary transcripts) and start writing a draft report. The second stage involves a "housekeeping meeting", where the secretariat will read out the entire report for the PAC's scrutiny. Any amendments will be done at this stage which is why the report takes many days to finalise. Every decision is by consensus. There were no heated arguments because facts and figures are being presented to all members. Everyone has the freedom to air their views. Eventually, the PAC will reach a consensus. Once the final draft is completed, the third stage involves a final verification process where PAC members will be given a chance to go through the entire report one more time before it goes to print.^[1]

Membership

15th Parliament

Party		Member	Position	Constituency	Term start	Term end
	PN (BERSATU)	Mas Ermieyati Samsudin	Chairperson	Masjid Tanah	4 April 2023	Incumbent
	PH (DAP)	Shu Qi Wong	Deputy Chairperson	Kluang	4 April 2023	16 July 2024
	PH (DAP)	Teresa Suh Sim Kok	Deputy Chairperson	Seputeh	16 July 2024	Incumbent
	BN (UMNO)	Noraini Ahmad	Member	Parit Sulong	23 May 2023	12 December 2023
	PH (DAP)	Syahredzan Johan	Member	Bangi	23 May 2023	Incumbent
	PH (DAP)	Vivian Shir Yee Wong	Member	Sandakan	23 May 2023	Incumbent
	BN (UMNO)	Mohd Isam Mohd Isa	Member	Tampin	13 March 2024	Incumbent
	PH (PKR)	Tze Tzin Sim	Member	Bayan Baru	23 May 2023	Incumbent
	PH (PKR)	Zahir Hassan	Member	Wangsa Maju	23 May 2023	Incumbent
	GPS (PBB)	Richard Rapu	Member	Betong	23 May 2023	Incumbent
	PH (PKR)	Azli Yusof	Member	Shah Alam	23 May 2023	Incumbent
	PN (BERSATU)	Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail	Member	Kubang Pasu	23 May 2023	Incumbent
	PN (PAS)	Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman	Member	Sik	23 May 2023	Incumbent
	PN (BERSATU)	Ali Biju	Member	Saratok	23 May 2023	Incumbent
	PN (PAS)	Halimah Ali	Member	Kapar	23 May 2023	Incumbent
	BN (UMNO)	Adnan Abu Hassan	Member	Kuala Pilah	13 March 2024	Incumbent

14th Parliament

Party		Member	Position	Constituency	Term start	Term end
	BN (UMNO)	Noraini Ahmad	Member	Parit Sulong	12 August 2018[2]	25 March 2019[N 1][3]
			Chairman		11 April 2019[N 2][4]	10 March 2020
	BN (UMNO)	Ronald Kiandee	Chairman	Beluran	7 August 2018[5]	12 December 2018[N 3][6]
	IND				13 December 2018	14 March 2019[N 4][7]
	PH (BERSATU)				15 March 2019	11 April 2019[N 2][4]
	PH (DAP)	Kah Woh Wong	Deputy Chairman	Ipoh Timur	7 August 2018[5]	27 August 2020
			Chairman		27 August 2020[8][9]	10 October 2022
	PH (PKR)	Nurul Izzah Anwar	Member	Permatang Pauh	4 December 2018[10]	22 March 2019[N 5][11]
					4 April 2019[N 6][12][9]	10 October 2022
	PH (PKR)	Shiau Yoon Choong	Member	Tebrau	12 August 2018[2]	3 November 2020
	BN (UMNO)	Ahmad Hamzah	Member	Jasin	12 August 2018[2]	25 March 2019[N 1][3]
					11 April 2019[N 7][13]	3 November 2020
	GS (PAS)	Takiyuddin Hassan	Member	Kota Bharu	12 August 2018[2]	10 March 2020 [N 1][3][N 8][14]
	PH (PKR)	William Leong	Member	Selayang	4 December 2018[10]	17 July 2019[N 9][15]
	PH (PKR)	Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir	Member	Johor Bahru	12 August 2018[2]	3 December 2018[N 10][10]
					18 July 2019[N 9][15]	3 November 2020
	BN (UMNO)	Ismail Mohamed Said	Member	Kuala Krau	18 July 2019[15]	10 March 2020
	PH (AMANAH)	Hasanuddin Mohd Yunus	Member	Hulu Langat	12 August 2018[2]	3 November 2020
	PH (PKR)	Willie Mongin	Member	Puncak Borneo	12 August 2018[2]	3 December 2018[N 10][10]
	PH (PKR)	Larry Soon	Member	Julau	4 December 2019[16]	3 November 2020
	GPS (PBB)	Robert Lawson Chuat Vincent Entering	Member	Betong	12 August 2018[2]	3 November 2020
	PH (PKR)	Chen Wong	Member	Subang	12 August 2018[2]	4 December 2019[16]
	PH (DAP)	Hon Wai Wong	Member	Bukit Bendera	12 August 2018[2]	3 November 2020
	PH (DAP)	Shu Qi Wong	Member	Kluang	12 August 2018[2][9]	10 October 2022
	PH (BERSATU)	Muslimin Yahaya	Member	Sungai Besar	12 August 2018[2]	24 February 2020
	PN (BERSATU)				24 February 2020	10 March 2020
	PN (BERSATU)	Azizah Mohd Dun	Deputy Chairman	Beaufort	27 August 2020[8]	10 October 2022
	GPS (PBB)	Lukanisman Awang Sauni	Member	Sibuti	3 November 2020[9]	10 October 2022
	WARISAN	Ahmad Hassan	Member	Papar	3 November 2020[9]	10 October 2022
	PH (AMANAH)	Mohd Hatta Ramli	Member	Lumut	3 November 2020[9]	10 October 2022
	PN (BERSATU)	Mohd Fasiah Mohd Fakeh	Member	Sabak Bernam	3 November 2020[9]	10 October 2022
	PN (BERSATU)	Yamani Hafez Musa	Member	Sipitang	3 November 2020[9]	10 October 2022
	BN (UMNO)	Noh Omar	Member	Tanjong Karang	3 November 2020[9]	4 November 2020 [17]
	BN (UMNO)	Ahmad Maslan	Member	Pontian	3 November 2020[9]	11 November 2020[18]
	BN (UMNO)	Jalaluddin Alias	Member	Jelebu	3 November 2020[9]	10 October 2022
	PN (PAS)	Ahmad Fadhli Shaari	Member	Pasir Mas	3 November 2020[9]	10 October 2022
	PN (PAS)	Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman	Member	Sik	3 November 2020[9]	10 October 2022
	BN (UMNO)	Hasbullah Osman	Member	Gerik	12 November 2020	16 November 2020 [19]
	BN (UMNO)	Ramli Mohd Nor	Member	Cameron Highlands	12 November 2020	10 October 2022
	BN (UMNO)	Mohamad Alamin	Member	Kimanis	30 November 2020	10 October 2022
	BN (UMNO)	Mohd Nizar Zakaria	Member	Parit	17 November 2020	10 October 2022

13th Parliament

Party		Member	Position	Constituency	Term start	Term end
	BN (UMNO)	Hasan Arifin	Chairman	Rompin	19 October 2015[20]	7 April 2018
	BN (UMNO)	Nur Jazlan Mohamed	Chairman	Pulai	18 July 2013[21]	27 July 2015[N 11][22]
	DAP	Tan Seng Giaw	Deputy Chairman	Kepong	18 July 2013[21]	7 April 2018
	PKR	Kamarul Baharin Abbas	Member	Telok Kemang	26 September 2013[21]	7 April 2018
	BN (UMNO)	Nawawi Ahmad	Member	Langkawi	19 October 2015[23]	7 April 2018
	BN (MCA)	Tee Yong Chua	Member	Labis	18 July 2013[24]	25 June 2014[N 12][23]
	BN (PBB)	Hasbi Habibollah	Member	Limbang	18 July 2013[21]	7 April 2018
	BN (UMNO)	Ahmad Hamzah	Member	Jasin	19 October 2015[23]	7 April 2018
	PAS	Takiyuddin Hassan	Member	Kota Bharu	19 October 2015[23]	7 April 2018
	PAS	Kamaruddin Jaffar	Member	Tumpat	26 September 2013[21]	27 July 2015[N 13]
	BN (MCA)	Nai Kwong Koh	Member	Alor Gajah	19 October 2015[23]	7 April 2018
	PKR	William Leong	Member	Selayang	26 September 2013[21]	7 April 2018
	BN (Gerakan)	Teck Meng Liang	Member	Simpang Renggam	18 July 2013[21]	7 April 2018
	BN (UPKO)	Marcus Mojigoh	Member	Putatan	19 October 2015[23]	7 April 2018
	BN (UMNO)	Reezal Merican Naina Merican	Member	Kepala Batas	18 July 2013[21]	27 July 2015[N 14][22]
	DAP	Tony Pua	Member	Petaling Jaya Utara	26 September 2013[21]	7 April 2018
	BN (UMNO)	Mas Ermieyati Samsudin	Member	Masjid Tanah		27 July 2015[N 15][22]
	BN (UMNO)	Abd. Aziz Sheikh Fadzir	Member	Kulim-Bandar Baharu	18 July 2013[21]	7 April 2018
	BN (UPKO)	Wilfred Madius Tangau	Member	Tuaran	18 July 2013[21]	27 July 2015[N 16][22]
	BN (MCA)	Jeck Seng Wee	Member	Tanjong Piai	18 July 2013[21]	7 April 2018

12th Parliament

Party		Member	Constituency	Date of appointment
	BN (UMNO)	Azmi Khalid, chairman	Padang Besar	26 May 2008
	DAP	Tan Seng Giaw, deputy chairman	Kepong	26 May 2008

11th Parliament

Party		Member	Constituency	Date of appointment
	BN (UMNO)	Ramli Ngah Talib, chairman	Pasir Salak	24 May 2004
	BN (UMNO)	Shahrir Abdul Samad, chairman	Johor Bahru	14 December 2004
	DAP	Tan Seng Giaw, deputy chairman	Kepong	24 May 2004

10th Parliament

Party		Member	Constituency	Date of appointment
	BN (UMNO)	Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah, vice chairman	Tambun	15 February 2000
	BN (UMNO)	Jamaluddin Jarjis, chairman	Rompin	15 February 2000

9th Parliament

Party		Member	Constituency	Date of appointment
	BN (UMNO)	Jamaluddin Jarjis, chairman	Rompin	12 June 1995
	BN (UMNO)	Mohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan, vice chairman	Larut	12 June 1995

8th Parliament

Party		Member	Constituency	Date of appointment
	BN (UMNO)	Affifudin Omar, chairman	Padang Terap	5 December 1990
	BN (UMNO)	Mohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan, vice chairman	Larut	5 December 1990

7th Parliament

Party		Member	Constituency	Date of appointment
	BN (UMNO)	Abdul Hadi Derani, vice chairman	Kota Setar	8 October 1986
	BN (UMNO)	Ismail Said, chairman	Kemaman	8 October 1986

6th Parliament

Party		Member	Constituency	Date of appointment
	BN (UMNO)	Daud Taha, vice chairman	Batu Pahat	12 October 1982
	BN (MCA)	Oo Gin Sun, chairman	Alor Setar	12 October 1982

5th Parliament

Party		Member	Constituency	Date of appointment
	BN (MCA)	Lee Boon Peng, chairman	Mantin	12 October 1978
	BN (UMNO)	Mohd. Bakri Abdul Rais, vice chairman	Parit	12 October 1978

4th Parliament

Party		Member	Constituency	Date of appointment
	BN (UMNO)	Abdul Aziz Yeop, chairman	Padang Rengas	7 July 1975
	BN (MCA)	Walter Loh Poh Khan, chairman	Selayang	6 November 1974

3rd Parliament

Party		Member	Constituency	Date of appointment
	Alliance (UMNO)	Hanafiah Hussain, chairman	Jerai	9 March 1971

2nd Parliament

Party		Member	Constituency	Date of appointment
	Alliance (MCA)	Tan Toh Hong, chairman	Bukit Bintang	26 May 1965; 15 June 1966; 15 June 1967; 6 June 1968
	Alliance (UMNO)	Hanafiah Hussain, chairman	Jerai	20 May 1964

1st Parliament

Party		Member	Constituency	Date of appointment
	Alliance (UMNO)	Abdul Hamid Khan, chairman	Batang Padang	12 September 1959
	Alliance (UMNO)	Ahmad Mohamed Shah, chairman	Johore Bahru Barat	20 April 1960; 20 April 1961; 26 April 1962; 23 May 1963

Notes

1. Noraini Ahmad, Ahmad Hamzah and Takiyuddin Hassan resigned on 25 March 2019.
2. Noraini Ahmad was nominated to replace Ronald Kiandee as chairperson on 11 April 2019.
3. Ronald Kiandee quit the United Malays National Organisation on 12 December 2018 and became an Independent.
4. Ronald Kiandee joined the Malaysian United Indigenous Party on 15 March 2019.
5. Nurul Izzah Anwar resigned on 22 March 2019.
6. Nurul Izzah Anwar rejoined on 4 April 2019.
7. Leader of the Opposition Ismail Sabri Yaakob reiterated that the MPs from Barisan Nasional (BN) will return to the PAC once an opposition MP had been appointed as chairperson.
8. Takiyuddin Hassan later clarified that he does not intend to quit the PAC together with BN MPs.
9. William Leong left the PAC after being appointed as chair of the Major Public Appointments Select Committee and was replaced by Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir.
10. Nurul Izzah Anwar and William Leong replaced Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir and Willie Mongin in a minor reshuffle on 4 December 2018.
11. Nur Jazlan Mohamed was appointed Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
12. Chua Tee Yong was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance.
13. Kamaruddin Jaffar resigned from the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) and joined the People's Justice Party (PKR).
14. Reezal Merican Naina Merican was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
15. Mas Ermieyati Samsudin was appointed Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture.
16. Wilfred Madius Tangau was appointed Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation.

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External links

• Official website