DRAFTING DIVISION - Attorney General's Chambers

IN-HOUSE TRAINING“Mesyuarat Bimbingan”The “Mesyuarat Bimbingan” was conducted from 29 July 2005 to 31 July 2005 at theRenaissance Hotel, Malacca. The meeting was chaired by the Parliamentary Draftsman, Dato’Idrus bin Harun. Among the topics discussed at the meeting were Modification Orders andits provisions, and the gazetting of Legislative Supplements B and Gazette Notifications. Atalk titled “An Introduction to the Standing Orders of the Dewan Rakyat and ParliamentaryProcedures” was presented by the Head of Unit V.In 2006, the “Mesyuarat Bimbingan” was held at the Pan Pacific KLIA Hotel, Sepang from 30November 2006 to 1 December 2006. The meeting was chaired by the Deputy ParliamentaryDraftsman, Datuk Nor Bee binti Ariffin. Among the topics discussed were the type of feesthat may be prescribed under the Fees Act 1951, the matters that may be provided forin the Finance Bill and the format of Gazette Notifications. A talk titled “Special SelectCommittees: Functions and Procedures” was presented by the Head of Unit IV.Language ProficiencyClasses on the national language were conducted to expose officers to the linguistic andgrammatical rules that provide for the proper usage of the national language. The classwas conducted using a CD-ROM titled “Tatabahasa Bahasa Melayu Digital”, a productionof Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (Institute of Language and Literature) and the MultimediaUniversity.ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CHAMBERS MALAYSIA REPORT 2005/2006At the same time, pursuant to the instructions of the Parliamentary Draftsman, Datin Zalehabinti Yusof, all officers and staff of the Division are required to converse in the Englishlanguage every Monday with effect from 11 September 2006 in efforts to improve proficiencyin the English language.Diploma In Translation Persatuan Penterjemahan Malaysia—Dewan Bahasa danPustakaThe Drafting Division sent four officers to attend the “Diploma In Translation PersatuanPenterjemahan Malaysia – Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka” course which was organised bythe Law Revision and Law Reform Division from 8 August 2005 to 12 August 2005 and22 August 2005 to 30 August 2005.In 2006, five officers were sent to attend the same course from 6 November 2006 to17 November 2006.109