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s 32 Appearance of parties
(1) Any appearance, application or act required to be made or done by any person before or to an Arbitrator (other than an appearance as a witness) may be made or done on behalf of such person—
(a) by an advocate and solicitor in Peninsular Malaysia or an advocate in Sabah and Sarawak;
(b) by an officer of a trade union or of such association or combination of workmen or employers as may be approved by the Minister, who is authorized by the said union, association or combination and by the person in question to appear on that person’s behalf;
(c) where the said person is a workman, by the Commissioner; or
(d) where the said person is an employer, by a person in his permanent and exclusive employment or by his insurer, or, where the insurer is a company, by an agent authorized, generally or specifically under the seal of the company, to represent the company in such proceedings.
(2) Where the Government is a party to any proceedings under this Act such appearance, application or act may be made by the head of the department by, in or under which the workman was employed or by any officer of such department authorized in writing by the head thereof or by any Federal Counsel.
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Mana-mana kehadiran, permohonan atau Kehadiran tindakan yang dikehendaki dibuat atau dilakukan oleh pihak-pihak. Peninbangai (schain danpada ketadian sbada 4e seorang saksi) bolehlah dibuat atau dilakukan bagi pihak orang itu-
(a) ach sorang peeapbera dinr pegusma di ist tul Sarawak;
(b) oleh seorang pegawai kesatuan sekerja atau oleh Pesuruhjaya; atau
(d) jika orang tersebut seorang majikan, oleh seseorang dalam penggajiannya yang tetap eksklusif insurackyl, adlau, ika penanig upenanguang itu sebuah syarikat, diberikuasa, secara am atau spesifik di bawah meterai syarikat itu, bagi mewakili syarikat dalam prosiding sedemikian.
(2) Jika Kerajaan adalah suatu pihak kepada manamana prosiding di bawah Akta ini kehadiran, permohonan atau tindakan sedemikian bolehlah dibuat oleh ketua jabatan di mana, dalam atau di bawah mana pekerja itu digaji atau oleh mana-mana pegawai jabatan itu yang diberikuasa secara bertulis oleh ketua jabatan itu atau oleh mana-mana Peguam Persekutuan. siasatan itu.
: [Bah. Ill, S. 34]
Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
