A1511 - AKTA KANAK-KANAK (PINDAAN) 2016 — Malaysia law | Esheria

A1511 - AKTA KANAK-KANAK (PINDAAN) 2016

This amendment creates and restructures child welfare bodies, gives the Minister and the court new powers, and adds duties around temporary custody, investigations, community service, and child protection orders.

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Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
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child protection child protection governance community service court orders detention family care protected care orders

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This amendment creates and restructures child welfare bodies, gives the Minister and the court new powers, and adds duties around temporary custody, investigations, community service, and child protection orders. The provision adds and amends child-protection rules, including court supervision, shelter and institution placement, and a new community service order for children.