In a written parliamentary reply, he said this study would be based on global best practices as well as legal and management matters, which include administration, finance and logistics.

Ismail said the study had been included in Pillar I of “Reforming governance towards greater transparency and enhancing efficiency of public service” under the mid-term review of the 11th Malaysia Plan.

Ismail said the AGC, as the coordinating and implementing agency for this initiative, would have to present the study for the consideration of the Cabinet.

“The working committee is also in the process of finalising the Cabinet memorandum in relation to this matter,” he said.

Ismail’s written reply came in response to a question from Ahmad Fadhli Shaari (PAS-Pasir Mas).

In July, former de facto law minister Takiyuddin Hassan said the government had no objection to the establishment of a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) to reform the AGC, provided there was a need to do so.

Takiyuddin had told the Dewan Rakyat in November that a paper on the separation of powers would be submitted to the Cabinet by the end of the year, and that the AGC was then in the final stages of drafting it.