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FFICIAL YEAR BOOK 2020 Department and the State Secretary’s Office in
Sarawak does not directly liaise on
There are departments at the state level matters of public service as with
which are divided into two (2) types, the State Secretary’s Office in the
namely State departments and Federal Peninsular Malaysia. In Sarawak, the
departments. The state departments task is carried by the State Public
are further divided into two (2) Service Department.
categories, namely, departments which
are responsible to the state government • Federal Department Branches
and the state department which are The Federal department branches
responsible to both state and Federal
governments. such as the State Education
Department and State Immigration
• State Department in Peninsular Department are responsible to the
Malaysia Federal Government but it is subject
to the coordination efforts made by
The State department which is the state administration. In order to
responsible to the state government meet state requirements, leaders of
is the department that is responsible this branches maybe called to attend
for the state administration. The key the meetings of the committees of
departments that are included in this the Council of State Government
category are the State Secretary’s meeting and the Council of the State
Office, State Financial Office, Office Action Committee apart of being the
of the Legal Adviser of the state and members of the State Development
the State Economic Planning Unit. Committee and the other State
Council Committees. The Federal
• State Departments in Sabah and branch position in the Peninsular
Sarawak Malaysia is the same or equal to the
position in Sabah and Sarawak.
Sabah and Sarawak have more
departments as the 1963 Malaysia State Commission
Agreement has given more powers
to both the states compared to Similar to the Federal Government
the other states in the Peninsular the State Government can set up a
Malaysia. However, through the permanent or special commission.
consolidation process, most of the The appointment of members of the
departments have gradually being commission is made by the Ruler or
placed under the responsibility the Governor on the advice from the
of the Federal Government. The Minister or Chief Minister. All states,
main departments that remained except for Negeri Sembilan, Perlis,
in the responsibility of the state Malacca and Penang have Public Service
government are the same Commission that are responsible for the
departments in Peninsular Malaysia. appointment of the various positions
The difference is the main state in the public service of the states. For
department ofSabahwhich is known states that do not have the Public
as the Chief Minister’s. Department
Sarawak does not directly liaise on
There are departments at the state level matters of public service as with
which are divided into two (2) types, the State Secretary’s Office in the
namely State departments and Federal Peninsular Malaysia. In Sarawak, the
departments. The state departments task is carried by the State Public
are further divided into two (2) Service Department.
categories, namely, departments which
are responsible to the state government • Federal Department Branches
and the state department which are The Federal department branches
responsible to both state and Federal
governments. such as the State Education
Department and State Immigration
• State Department in Peninsular Department are responsible to the
Malaysia Federal Government but it is subject
to the coordination efforts made by
The State department which is the state administration. In order to
responsible to the state government meet state requirements, leaders of
is the department that is responsible this branches maybe called to attend
for the state administration. The key the meetings of the committees of
departments that are included in this the Council of State Government
category are the State Secretary’s meeting and the Council of the State
Office, State Financial Office, Office Action Committee apart of being the
of the Legal Adviser of the state and members of the State Development
the State Economic Planning Unit. Committee and the other State
Council Committees. The Federal
• State Departments in Sabah and branch position in the Peninsular
Sarawak Malaysia is the same or equal to the
position in Sabah and Sarawak.
Sabah and Sarawak have more
departments as the 1963 Malaysia State Commission
Agreement has given more powers
to both the states compared to Similar to the Federal Government
the other states in the Peninsular the State Government can set up a
Malaysia. However, through the permanent or special commission.
consolidation process, most of the The appointment of members of the
departments have gradually being commission is made by the Ruler or
placed under the responsibility the Governor on the advice from the
of the Federal Government. The Minister or Chief Minister. All states,
main departments that remained except for Negeri Sembilan, Perlis,
in the responsibility of the state Malacca and Penang have Public Service
government are the same Commission that are responsible for the
departments in Peninsular Malaysia. appointment of the various positions
The difference is the main state in the public service of the states. For
department ofSabahwhich is known states that do not have the Public
as the Chief Minister’s. Department

