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Online Safety Act 2025 s 61

Online Safety Act 2025 s 61

s 61 Disclosure of stored communications data

(1) If an authorized officer is satisfied that any communications data is reasonably required for the purposes of an investigation into an offence under this Act, the authorized officer may, by notice in writing given to a person in control of the communications system, require the person to disclose such communications data in the manner as specified in the notice. (2) The person to whom the notice in writing was given under subsection (1)— (a) shall disclose such communications data in the manner as specified in the notice; and (b) shall not disclose the existence and content of the notice, the procedure, method, manner or any matter related to the disclosure of communications data under subsection (1) without lawful authority. (3) A person who contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one million ringgit and shall be liable to a further fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.

Malay text (authoritative)

Penzahiran data komunikasi yang disimpan

(1) Jika seseorang pegawai diberi kuasa berpuas hati bahawa mana-mana data komunikasi adalah semunasabahnya dikehendaki bagi maksud suatu penyiasatan tentang suatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini, pegawai diberi kuasa itu boleh, melalui notis secara bertulis yang diberikan kepada seseorang yang mempunyai kawalan terhadap sistem komunikasi, menghendaki orang itu untuk menzahirkan data komunikasi itu mengikut cara sebagaimana yang dinyatakan dalam notis. (2) Orang yang kepadanya notis secara bertulis diberikan di bawah subseksyen (1)— (a) hendaklah menzahirkan data komunikasi itu mengikut cara sebagaimana yang dinyatakan dalam notis itu; dan (b) tidak boleh menzahirkan kewujudan dan kandungan notis bertulis itu, tatacara, kaedah, cara atau apa-apa perkara yang berkaitan dengan penzahiran data komunikasi di bawah subseksyen (1) tanpa kuasa yang sah. (3) Seseorang yang melanggar subseksyen (2) melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi satu juta ringgit dan boleh didenda selanjutnya tidak melebihi satu ratus ribu ringgit bagi setiap hari atau sebahagian daripadanya selama kesalahan itu berterusan selepas sabitan.

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Find Act 866 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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