Several sections of the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act 2022 (“the Act”) have come into force from 28 March 2023.
The Act, which was first tabled in Parliament in December 2021 (“Malaysia’s Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill tabled in Parliament”), passed by the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) in July 2022 (“Malaysia passes Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill with very minor amendments, despite widespread criticism”), and gazetted as an Act in October 2022, provides a right of redress for any person who has been sexually harassed, the establishment of a Tribunal for Anti-Sexual Harassment, and to raise awareness and prevent the occurrence of sexual harassment.