Malaysia: Human Rights Commission of Malaysia Act 1999

(a) to promote awareness and to provide education in relation to the human rights;
(b) to advise and assist the Government in formulating legislation and administrative directives and procedures and recommend the necessary measures to be taken;
(c) to recommend to the Government with regard to the subscription or accession of treaties and other international instruments in the field of human rights; and
(d) to inquire into complaints regarding infringements of human rights referred to in section 12.

(a) to promote awareness of human rights and to undertake research by conducting programmes, seminars and workshops and to disseminate and distribute the results of such research;
(b) to advise the Government and/or the relevant authorities of complaints against such authorities and recommend to the Government and/or such authorities appropriate measures to be taken;
(c) to study and verify any infringement of human rights in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
(d) to visit places of detention in accordance with procedures as prescribed by the laws relating to the places of detention and to make necessary recommendations;
(e) to issues public statements on human rights as and when necessary; and
(f) to undertake any other appropriate activities as are necessary in accordance with the written laws in force, if any, in relation to such activities.

(a) upon the death of the member;
(b) upon the member resigning from such office by letter addressed to Yang di-Pertuan Agong;
(c) upon the expiration of his term of office; or
(d) upon the member being removed from office on any of the grounds specified in Section 10.

(a) the member is adjudged insolvent by a court of competent jurisdiction;
(b) the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, after consulting a medical officer or a registered medical practitioner, is of the opinion that the member is physically or mentally incapable of continuing his office;
(c) the member absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Commission without obtaining leave of the Commission or, in the case of the Chairman , without leave of the Minister;
(d) the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, on the recommendation of Prime Minister, is of the opinion that the member---
(i) has engaged in any paid office or employment which conflicts with his duties as a member of Commission;
(ii) has misbehaved or has conducted himself in such a manner as to bring disrepute to the Commission; or
(iii) has acted in contravention of this Act and in conflict with his duties as a member of the Commission.

(a) is the subject matter of any proceedings pending in any court, including any appeals; or
(b) has been finally determined by any court.

(a) to procure and receive all such evidence, written or oral, and to examine all such persons as witnesses, as the Commission thinks necessary or desirable to procure or examine;
(b) to require that the evidence, whether written or oral, of any witness be given on oath or affirmation being that which could be required of the witness if he were giving evidence in a court of law, and to administer or cause to be administered by an officer authorised in that behalf by the Commission an oath or affirmation to every such witness;
(c) to summon any person residing in Malaysia to attend any meeting of the Commission to give evidence or produce any document or other thing in his possession, and to examine him as a witness or require him to produce any document or other such witness;
(d) to admit notwithstanding any of the provisions of the Evidence Act 1950 [Act 56], any evidence, whether written or oral, which may be inadmissible in civil or criminal proceedings; and
(e) to admit or exclude the public from such inquiry or any part of thereof.