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Section 17A of the MACC Act

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC)

corporate liability law will be in effect.

What Is This
About?

Section 17A of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act was amended to include the corporate liability of Malaysian commercial organisations for corruption offences under the new provision.

How Does This
Affect You?

This law puts the Directors, CEO, Partners, Controllers, Officers and Managers personally liable and responsible should the employee carry out a corrupt act with the intent to obtain or retain business advantage for the organisation with or without the management’s knowledge.

The Costly
Consequences

Organisations or employers are liable to a minimum fine of RM 1 million or 20 years in jail or both. This is despite the fact your employee did the corruption offence

How Can Verity Help You?

To protect your organisation from this indictment, employ Verity’s Safe Hiring Program which includes pre-employment background check and annual background check on existing employee.

This program will show that your organisation have taken the necessary ‘Adequate Procedure’ and done your Due Diligence on your employees.