Employment Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Complaints and Inquiries
135. Powers of Commissioner to investigate possible offences against Act
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Whenever —
the Commissioner has reasonable grounds for suspecting that an offence against this Act has been committed;
the Commissioner wishes to inquire into —
any matter dealt with by this Act;
any dispute as to such matter;
the death of or injury to an employee; or
any matter connected with the keeping of registers and other documents; or
any person has complained to the Commissioner of any breach of any provision of this Act, the Commissioner may summon any person who he has reason to believe can give information in respect of such offence or the subject matter of such inquiry or complaint.
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If upon such inquiry the Commissioner considers that an offence has been committed, he may institute such criminal proceedings as he may think necessary.
Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labour appointed under section 3(1);
A summons issued under this section shall be in such form as the Commissioner may determine.
Terms defined in s 2
Commissioner
Defined · s 2“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labour appointed under section 3(1);
employee
Defined · s 2“employee” means a person who has entered into or who works under a contract of service with an employer, and includes a workman and any public officer or employee of the Government included in a category, class or description of such officers or employees declared by the Minister, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, to be employees for the purposes of this Act or any Part thereof; but does not include any seaman, domestic worker or any person employed in a managerial, executive or confidential position or any person belonging to any other class of person whom the Minister, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, may by notification published in the Gazette, declare not to be employees for the purposes of this Act;
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