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Malaysia · PDPA (Act 709, am. 2024)

Breach notice & data protection officer.

Applies to: Data controllers under Malaysia's PDPA. Built · breach/DPO since 1 Jun 2025

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Breach records, DPO signals, and breach detail for Commissioner notification.

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Citation: PDPA Act 709 s.9/12A/12B (Act A1727)

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What the statute requires, section by section

Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (Malaysia, Act 709), as amended by the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024 (Act A1727). Provisions addressed:

s. 12B
Data breach notification to the Commissioner (added by Act A1727); a
72-hour timeframe is set by the breach-notification regulations / PDP Circular No. 1/2025; affected data subjects notified where significant harm is likely.
s. 12A
Appointment of a Data Protection Officer (added by Act A1727).
s. 9
Security Principle (practical steps to protect personal data).
s. 10
Retention Principle; s. 11, Data Integrity Principle. The breach-notification and DPO provisions are effective 1 June 2025. (Section numbers 12A/12B and the 72-hour figure derive from Act A1727 and the PDP circulars; confirm against the gazetted texts.)

Taken from the Regulayer entry for this instrument, which is built against the primary text.