Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 (Act 711) and the 2025 Amendments
Many Malaysian organisations tell staff they are protected when they speak up. Under the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010, statutory protection attaches to disclosures of improper conduct made to an enforcement agency, not to disclosures made internally, to the media, or to MPs, NGOs or lawyers. Parliament passed amendments in 2025, in the Dewan Rakyat on 22 July and the Dewan Negara on 10 September, that remove the proviso excluding disclosures prohibited by other written law, require that a whistleblower wilfully participated in the misconduct before protection can be revoked on that ground, extend protection to matters under the Witness Protection Act 2009, and create a Whistleblower Protection Committee. The amendments come into force on a date the Minister appoints, and as at September 2026 we have found no commencement notice, so they are not yet in force.
This one-day course is for integrity officers, HR, compliance, company secretaries, internal audit and audit committee members. It teaches what the law actually protects today, what will change when the amendments commence, and how to design and run an internal speak-up channel that people trust even though the Act does not reach it. Organisations that want an independent channel can look at our managed whistleblowing channel.
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Programme Agenda
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Welcome and Programme Overview
Introduction to the session, objectives, and housekeeping.
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
What Act 711 Protects Today
Who is a whistleblower, what counts as improper conduct, disclosure to an enforcement agency, the forms of protection, and the grounds on which protection can be revoked.
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Where Protection Does Not Reach
Internal channels, media, MPs, NGOs and lawyers, and the practical consequence for employers who promise protection their policy cannot legally provide.
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
The 2025 Amendments and Their Status
Removal of the section 6 proviso, the wilful participation test, extension to Witness Protection Act matters, the Whistleblower Protection Committee, and why they are not yet in force.
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 PM - 2:20 PM
Designing an Internal Speak-Up Channel
Channels, anonymity, independence, triage, investigation, feedback to the reporter, and how an internal channel connects to reporting to enforcement agencies.
2:20 PM - 3:15 PM
Confidentiality, Retaliation and Board Oversight
Protecting identity, preventing and investigating retaliation, record keeping, and what the audit committee should see.
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Break
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Workshop: Handling a Report End to End
Teams handle a report of procurement fraud from receipt to investigation outcome, including a retaliation complaint, and review their own policy wording.
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Wrap-Up and Q&A
Key takeaways, next steps, and close.
Key Outcomes
- Explain when Act 711 protects a whistleblower and when it does not
- Avoid promising protection that internal policies cannot legally give
- Describe the 2025 amendments and their commencement status
- Design an internal speak-up channel people will use
- Protect confidentiality and prevent retaliation
- Report speak-up activity to the audit committee
Training Mode Physical / Online / Hybrid / e-learning
HRD Corp SBL-Khas Claimable
Level Foundation. For integrity officers, HR, compliance, company secretaries, internal audit, and audit committee members.
Duration 1 Day (8 Hours) | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Venue In-house at the client's premises, or delivered via the client's preferred platform (Microsoft Teams, Zoom, or equivalent)
Assessment A report handled end to end in the workshop and a policy wording review
Certificate Certificate of Completion issued to all participants upon full attendance