Federal Court says levy does not impinge on right to travel abroad, dismisses lawyer’s leave to appeal

: A lawyer’s legal challenge on the imposition of departure levy on Malaysians traveling overseas has come to an end as he failed to get leave from the Federal Court today to proceed with his appeal.

She said the Departure Levy Act 2019 does not impinge on the right of a person to travel abroad, adding that the act merely levies tax on a person who departs from the country. In his originating summons, naming the Finance Minister and the government as defendants, Kengadharan said the Departure Levy Act and Departure Levy Order 2019 were invalid and cannot be enforced as the act breached his fundamental right to travel.

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