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Anti-Sexual Harassment Act 2022

ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT ACT 2022

AKTA ANTIGANGGUAN SEKSUAL 2022

Act 840 · consolidated to 18 Oct 2022 · 19 pp

Socio-economic rights
This copy of the Act is 3 years old. Any amendment made since 18 October 2022 is not in this text. Check the AGC record for later amendments.
Why it matters

What this does to artists

Creates a Tribunal for Anti-Sexual Harassment open to complaints outside the employment relationship. For the arts that is decisive: the harm in this sector usually happens between a freelancer and a gatekeeper who is not their employer, which left the Employment Act route unavailable.

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Remedies are an apology, compensation up to the statutory cap and a fine. It is not a criminal route; the Penal Code remains separate.

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What to read first

Section numbers read out of the AGC text itself

s.3Establishment of Tribunal
s.11Notice of complaint of sexual harassment
s.8Exclusion of jurisdiction of court
s.19Award of Tribunal
s.21Criminal penalty for failure to comply with award
In practice

Where this one bites

Scenario

DJ a club night

You are playing other people's recordings to a paying room. Three separate licences, one venue licence, a stat…

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Stage a play, gig or live show

Two sets of performing rights, a venue licence, a duty on admissions, and the question of what your cast actua…

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Run an arts organisation or collective

A collective that never chose a vehicle is already a partnership, with liabilities it never agreed to.…

Full arrangement of sections 26 sections · show / hide

Extracted from the AGC PDF on this page.

s.1Short title and commencement
s.2Interpretation
s.3Establishment of Tribunal
s.4Members, terms of office and allowances
s.5Disqualification
s.6Secretary, officers and staff
s.8Exclusion of jurisdiction of court
s.9Determination of rules and procedure
s.10Commencement of proceedings
s.11Notice of complaint of sexual harassment
s.12Sittings of Tribunal
s.13Right to appear at hearing
s.14Hearings to be closed
s.15Tribunal may act in absence of party
s.16Negotiation for settlement
s.17Reference to Judge of High Court on question of law
s.18Procedure where no provision is made
s.19Award of Tribunal
s.20Order
s.21Criminal penalty for failure to comply with award
s.22Award of Tribunal to be final
s.23Challenging award on ground of serious irregularity
s.24Administrator
s.25Functions and powers of Administrator
s.26Power to make regulations
s.27Special provision for police report under any written laws
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Source of record · lom.agc.gov.my/act-detail.php?act=840&lang=BI

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