Wong, an advocate for reintroducing the PSA, said he was present when Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim briefly announced the delay in Parliament yesterday.

While Anwar did not elaborate on the reasons for the postponement, Wong said it could be tied to administrative issues, particularly regarding pay and pensions.

“I think the delay is mostly to do with the transition from being part of the civil service to an independent parliamentary service. The current Parliament-based officers will probably want better or equivalent pay and pensions,” he told FMT, while expressing his disappointment over the delay.

Dewan Rakyat Speaker Johari Abdul previously announced that the PSA would be tabled during the current meeting, adding that the “Blue Bill” was prepared and ready for tabling.

Calls to revive the law had been made for a few years among MPs as well as by former Senate president Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.

The PSA was first enacted in 1963, granting Parliament independence in managing its affairs, staff selection, and expenditure control. However, it was repealed in 1992.