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Laws of Malaysia
Act 747

(4) No accused shall disclose any information known or believed to be sensitive in connection with his trial until notice has been given under this section and until the court makes a decision pursuant to the procedure in section 10.

(5) If the accused fails to comply with the requirements in this section, the court may preclude disclosure of any sensitive information not made the subject of notice and may prohibit the examination by the accused of any witness with respect to any such information.

Hearing of the disclosure of sensitive information by the accused

10. (1) Upon receiving the notice under section 9 from the accused the court shall conduct a hearing in camera.

(2) The accused shall submit the sensitive information to the court.

(3) The court shall view the sensitive information and decide on the relevancy of the sensitive information in the trial.

(4) If the court decides that the sensitive information is relevant the court shall conduct the trial in camera.

Sensitive information that arises during trial

11. (1) If during the course of the trial the court issues a summons to the Public Prosecutor to produce a document under section 51 of the Criminal Procedure Code and the document contains sensitive information, the Public Prosecutor shall produce the documents for the court to refer to the document.

(2) The court after referring to the document shall decide on the relevancy of the document in the trial.