Newly-minted Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chief Hasan Ariffin said the next meeting will discuss the fate of DAP lawmaker Tony Pua with regard to his membership.

"We will discuss about this. So we will look into this in the first meeting (under his stewardship)," the Rompin MP told reporters in Parliament.

Pua, who has been a vocal critic of 1MDB, had often been criticised for making public statements and allegations regarding the firm even before the conclusion of the committee's investigation.

Numerous quarters have described this as a breach of ethics and called for Pua to be removed from the PAC.

However, Hasan said he cannot make a decision based on the perception towards Pua and would have to wait for it to be discussed at the next meeting.

Meanwhile, the new PAC chief described his appointment as a challenge but stressed that someone has to shoulder the responsibility.

Word got out on Friday that Hasan would be named as the committee's new chief and today the House passed a motion appointing him.

The house selection committee will soon deliberate on who to appoint to the three remaining spots on the PAC.

The PAC's probe on 1MDB had come to a halt after then chief Nur Jazlan Mohamed and three other BN members were appointed by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to the cabinet.