MP SPEAKS | Covid-19 relief bill is too little, too late

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MP SPEAKS | The long-delayed “Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Bill 2020” was tabled in Parliament for the First Reading on Aug 12, 2020. In order for this bill to come into effect, it must be gazetted after being passed in the Dewan Rakyat before the end of this sitting, on Aug 27, and also passed in the Dewan Negara before the end of its sitting on Sept 3. The earliest this bill can be gazetted is at the end of September. This is more than six months since the MCO was declared on March 18, 2020. Furthermore, if certain legal actions and claims commenced or were concluded before this bill comes into force, the protections provided by this bill would not apply to these actions. In other words, this bill is too little too late and does not provide the necessary relief to the groups most affected by the MCO shutdown. Section 7 of thi…