ANTI-BULLY ACT 2026

Anti-bully LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 876 ANTI-BULLY ACT 2026 1 2 Laws of Malaysia Act 876 Date of Royal Assent ... ... 13 January 2026 Date of publication in the Gazette ... ... 23 January 2026 Publisher’s Copyright C PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BERHAD All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording and/or otherwise without the prior permission of Percetakan Nasional Malaysia Berhad (Appointed Printer to the Government of Malaysia). Anti-bully LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 876 ANTI-BULLY ACT 2026 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Part I PRELIMINARY Section 1. Short title and commencement 2. Interpretation Part II BULLY 3. Bully Part III EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION UNDER EDUCATION ACT 1996 4. Interpretation 5. Application of this Part 6. Power of Minister under this Part 7. Duty of educational institution 8. Committee in relation to prevention and management of bully case Part IV EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION UNDER MAJLIS AMANAH RAKYAT ACT 1966 9. Interpretation 10. Application of this Part 11. Power of Majlis under this Part 12. Duty of educational institution 13. Committee in relation to prevention and management of bully case 3 4 Laws of Malaysia Act 876 Part V EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION UNDER MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Section 14. Interpretation 15. Application of this Part 16. Power of Minister under this Part 17. Duty of educational institution 18. Committee in relation to prevention and management of bully case Part VI INSTITUTION UNDER CHILD ACT 2001 19. Interpretation 20. Application of this Part 21. Determination of Minister responsible under this Part 22. Power of Minister under this Part 23. Duty of institution 24. Committee in relation to prevention and management of bully case Part VII TRIBUNAL FOR ANTI-BULLY 25. Establishment of Tribunal 26. Members, terms of office and allowances 27. Disqualification 28. Secretary, officers and staff of the Tribunal 29. Jurisdiction of Tribunal 30. Exclusion of jurisdiction of court 31. Determination of rules and procedures 32. Commencement of proceedings 33. Hearings by electronic means 34. Notice of complaint of bully Anti-bully 5 Section 35. Sittings of Tribunal 36. Right to appear at hearings 37. Hearings to be closed 38. Tribunal may act in absence of party 39. Mediation 40. Reference to Judge of High Court on question of law 41. Procedure where no provision is made 42. Award of Tribunal 43. Power to make order, to refer, etc. 44. Criminal penalty for failure to comply with award 45. Award of Tribunal to be final 46. Challenging award on ground of serious irregularity Part VIII FUNCTIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF MALAYSIA UNDER THIS ACT 47. Interpretation 48. Functions and powers of Commission under this Act 49. Reporting of activities relating to functions of Commission under this Act Part IX GENERAL 50. Restriction on publication 51. Protection under this Act 52. Power to amend Schedule 53. Power to make regulations 54. Special provision for police report under any written laws First Schedule Second Schedule 6 Laws of Malaysia Act 876 7 Anti-bully LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 876 ANTI-BULLY ACT 2026 An Act to provide for a specific mechanism to address complaint of bully, to prevent and manage bullying cases in the educational institution and other institution, to provide for the establishment of the Tribunal for Anti-bully, to raise awareness of bully and prevention of bully and to provide for related matters. [ ] ENACTED by the Parliament of Malaysia as follows: Part I PRELIMINARY Short title and commencement 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Anti-bully Act 2026. (2) This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette and the Minister may appoint different dates for the coming into operation of different provisions of this Act. 8 Laws of Malaysia Act 876 Interpretation 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “award” means an award made by the Tribunal in respect of any complaint or matter referred to it or any decision or order made by it under this Act; “bully” means any act amounting to bully as provided for under section 3; “institution” means any institution established or appointed under the Child Act 2001 [Act 611] for the purposes of detention, rehabilitation and protection as specified in the Second Schedule; “educational institution” means any educational institution as specified in the First Schedule; “victim” means— (a) a child under the age of eighteen years; (b) a student of any age, for whom education or training is being provided in an educational institution; or (c) a child who is being detained, rehabilitated or protected at the institution including person who has been detained at Henry Gurney School; “Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for law; “complainant” means— (a) victim; or (b) parent or guardian of the victim; “Commission” means the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia established under section 3 of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia Act 1999 [Act 597]; “Tribunal” means the Tribunal for Anti-bully established under Part VII. Anti-bully 9 Part II BULLY Bully 3. (1) Bully means any wilful act and directed at a victim by any means, whether committed repeatedly or in a single severe incident which cause physical, psychological or social harm to the victim. (2) Bully referred to in subsection (1) may include the following act: (a) any act that causes physical harm to a victim or his belongings; (b) any use of language which abuse, threaten or demean the victim, which causes harm to a victim’s psychological wellbeing; (c) any act which is intended to socially isolate a victim, damage the reputation of a victim or to create a hostile environment for the victim; (d) any act that humiliate or discriminate a victim on the basis of sex, race, religion or disability; or (e) any act referred to in paragraph (b), (c) or (d) committed through electronic or digital communication. Part III EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION UNDER EDUCATION ACT 1996 Interpretation 4. In this Part, “Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for education. 10 Laws of Malaysia Act 876 Application of this Part 5. This Part shall apply to the educational institution established or registered under the Education Act 1996 [Act 550] as specified in the First Schedule. Power of Minister under this Part 6. (1) For the purposes of this Part, the Minister shall— (a) issue guidelines in relation to— (i) the necessary step to be taken to prevent bully in the educational institution; and (ii) the procedures in handling the bully case in the educational institution; (b) cause to be undertaken any research in relation to the prevention and management of bully case; (c) cause to be prepared training materials in relation to the prevention and management of bully case for the purposes of reference and guidance by the educational institution and committee in relation to the prevention and management of bully case; (d) cause to be established and implemented any system as may be necessary to monitor and evaluate the educational institution in relation to the prevention and management of bully case; and (e) issue any guidelines or give any directions as may be expedient or necessary for giving full effect or the better carrying out of the provisions of this Act and for the purpose of ensuring compliance with this Act. (2) The powers of the Minister referred to in subsection (1) under this Part shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, the powers of Minister under the Education Act 1996 and any subsidiary legislation made under the Education Act 1996. Anti-bully 11 Duty of educational institution 7. (1) For the purposes of this Part, any person who is responsible for the administration, management and supervision of the educational institution shall ensure that such educational institution— (a) establishes and maintains a committee in relation to the prevention and management of bully case; (b) implements the policies, guidelines and procedures in relation to the prevention and management of bully case; (c) establishes an accessible and child-sensitive channel, and complies with confidentiality of information for any student to report bully case; (d) establishes and provides counselling services and psychosocial support for the purpose of managing and preventing bully case; (e) provides training in relation to the prevention and management of bully case as may be determined by the educational institution; and (f) achieves the standard of compliance in relation to the prevention and management of bully case as may be determined by the Minister. (2) The Minister may, from time to time, cause to be audited the educational institution for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating compliance with the duties referred to in subsection (1). (3) Any findings that have been made as a result of the audit conducted pursuant to subsection (2) shall be submitted to the Commission in the form and manner as may be determined by the Minister. Committee in relation to prevention and management of bully case 8. (1) For the purposes of this Part, any person who is responsible for the administration, management and supervision of the educational institution shall ensure that such educational institution establishes a committee in relation to the prevention and management of bully case in the form and manner as may be determined by the Minister. 12 Laws of Malaysia Act 876 (2) Every committee established under subsection (1) shall have functions to— (a) advise the educational institution in any matter relating to the prevention and management of bully case; (b) assist the educational institution in any matter relating to the prevention and management of bully case; and (c) receive, handle and conduct mediation for any complaint in relation to any bully case in the form and manner as may be determined by the Minister. (3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(c), the committee may, if it thinks appropriate, refer the complaint to the Tribunal subject to the complainant give informed consent to such reference. Part IV EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION UNDER MAJLIS AMANAH RAKYAT ACT 1966 Interpretation 9. In this Part, “Majlis” has the meaning assigned to it in the Majlis Amanah Rakyat Act 1966 [Act 489]. Application of this Part 10. This Part shall apply to the educational institution established under the Majlis Amanah Rakyat Act 1966 as specified in the First Schedule. Power of Majlis under this Part 11. (1) For the purposes of this Part, the Majlis shall— (a) issue guidelines in relation to— (i) the necessary step to be taken to prevent bully in the educational institution; and (ii) the procedures in handling the bully case in the educational institution; Anti-bully 13 (b) cause to be undertaken any research in relation to the prevention and management of bully case; (c) cause to be prepared training materials in relation to the prevention and management of bully case for the purposes of reference and guidance by the educational institution and committee in relation to the prevention and management of bully case; (d) cause to be established and implemented any system as may be necessary to monitor and evaluate the educational institution in relation to the prevention and management of bully case; and (e) issue any guidelines or give any directions as may be expedient or necessary for giving full effect or the better carrying out of the provisions of this Act and for the purpose of ensuring compliance with this Act. (2) The powers of the Majlis referred to in subsection (1) under this Part shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, the powers of the Majlis under the Majlis Amanah Rakyat Ac