Its secretary-general, Abdul Rahman Nordin, said the legal department of each agency is tasked with monitoring the declaration process.

“A first and second warning letter would be issued if the civil servants fail to comply,” he told FMT.

Yesterday, Subang MP Wong Chen called for Putrajaya to make asset declarations mandatory for elected representatives, but admitted that component parties in the unity government may lack the appetite for it.

Wong also said that judges and members of the civil service, including ministry secretaries-general and their deputies, should be required to declare their assets to enhance transparency and inspire confidence.

Rahman expressed support for extending the requirement to elected representatives.

“This would promote transparency and prevent slander. If assets are not declared but someone owns a large bungalow despite a modest salary, it raises questions,” he said.

The government had previously spoken of its intention to introduce asset declarations for MPs and administrative officials.

Civil servants are presently required to declare their assets to their heads of department.

In March, deputy law and institutional reform minister M Kula Segaran said a revised format of the declaration had been finalised and was ready to be presented to the Cabinet for approval.

In June, law and institutional reform minister Azalina Othman Said said the new format had not yet been finalised, but she expected the updated version to be presented to the Cabinet “soon”.

However, there have been no updates on the matter since.