Corporate Liability Is Not a Boardroom Problem. It's Everyone's.
Anti-Bribery & Corruption Compliance under MACC Act S.17A Corporate Liability
Under Section 17A of the MACC Act, your organisation is criminally liable for corrupt acts committed by any associated person on its behalf — including employees, agents, and subsidiaries — unless it can prove it had adequate procedures in place. Ignorance is not a defence.
Participants understand the scope of corporate liability under S.17A, the MACC's six adequate procedures principles, and their individual obligations in preventing, detecting, and reporting bribery and corrupt conduct. Organisations build the documented ABC framework that both prevents corruption and provides the legal defence that Section 17A demands.
Key Outcomes
Explain the corporate liability provisions of MACC Act S.17A and the personal consequences of non-compliance
Apply the six adequate procedures (T.R.U.S.T) to assess and strengthen your organisation's ABC programme
Identify red flags in third-party relationships, procurement, and business dealings that signal corruption risk
Use the correct reporting channel when a suspected corrupt act is identified
What Makes it Different
Adequate Procedures Gap Assessment: participants evaluate their organisation's current ABC controls against MACC guidelines
Corruption Risk Scenario Workshop: real Malaysian bribery cases analysed for what went wrong and what was missed
ABC Policy Review Toolkit: a structured guide for assessing and strengthening existing anti-bribery documentation
Scenarios and risk assessments can reflect your organisation's specific bribery exposure areas — procurement, government dealings, third-party intermediaries, or overseas operations.
A legal compliance obligation for all commercial organisations in Malaysia — delivered to management, procurement, sales, legal, and internal audit teams across all sectors subject to MACC enforcement.