Malaysia, 4 August 2025 — Following the full implementation of the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024 and the upcoming enforcement of the mandatory Data Protection Officer (DPO) appointment requirement on 1 June 2025, the Personal Data Protection Commissioner’s Office and the Personal Data Protection Department have just officially released three additional PDP-related guidelines and documents. These are:
We are honoured to share that Halim Hong & Quek was selected by the Personal Data Protection Commissioner’s Office as one of only 3 law firms in Malaysia appointed to the drafting committee involved in the development, review, and finalisation of these three landmark documents. Representing Halim Hong & Quek in the drafting committee were Ong Johnson, Head of the Technology Practice Group, and Lo Khai Yi, Co-Head of the Technology Practice Group.
Should you wish to understand how these PDP guidelines and documents may impact your organisation, explore DPO outsourcing services, or seek advisory support on personal data protection matters, please feel free to contact Ong Johnson or Lo Khai Yi.
We also invite you to follow our Tech Tuesday Articles and HHQ Legal Insight Podcast where we will be discussing these newly issued PDP guidelines and documents in greater depth.
HHQ Celebrates Key Role in Shaping National DPO Standards
Malaysia, 4 August 2025 — Following the full implementation of the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024 and the upcoming enforcement of the mandatory Data Protection Officer (DPO) appointment requirement on 1 June 2025, the Personal Data Protection Commissioner’s Office and the Personal Data Protection Department have just officially released three additional PDP-related guidelines and documents. These are:
https://www.pdp.gov.my/ppdpv1/en/data-protection-officer-dpo-competency-guideline-2/
https://www.pdp.gov.my/ppdpv1/en/management-of-data-protection-officer-dpo-training-service-providers-guideline-2/
https://www.pdp.gov.my/ppdpv1/en/data-protection-officer-dpo-professional-development-pathway-training-roadmap-2/
We are honoured to share that Halim Hong & Quek was selected by the Personal Data Protection Commissioner’s Office as one of only 3 law firms in Malaysia appointed to the drafting committee involved in the development, review, and finalisation of these three landmark documents. Representing Halim Hong & Quek in the drafting committee were Ong Johnson, Head of the Technology Practice Group, and Lo Khai Yi, Co-Head of the Technology Practice Group.
Should you wish to understand how these PDP guidelines and documents may impact your organisation, explore DPO outsourcing services, or seek advisory support on personal data protection matters, please feel free to contact Ong Johnson or Lo Khai Yi.
We also invite you to follow our Tech Tuesday Articles and HHQ Legal Insight Podcast where we will be discussing these newly issued PDP guidelines and documents in greater depth.
🔗 Learn more about our DPO outsourcing services: https://hhq.8finite.co/dpo/