Perumahan Rakyat 1Malaysia Act 2012 s 61
s 61 Disclosure of interest in relation to members of Appeal Tribunal
(1) The Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal and a member of the Appeal Tribunal shall disclose, as soon as practicable, to the Minister and any other member of the Appeal Tribunal any interest, whether substantial or not, which might conflict with his duties as the Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal or member of the Appeal Tribunal in a particular matter referred to the Appeal Tribunal.
(2) If the Minister or the Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal, as the case may be, is of the opinion that the interest of the Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal or member of the Appeal Tribunal is in conflict with their duties as a member of the Appeal Tribunal, the Minister or the Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal, shall inform all the parties to the matter of the conflict.
(3) If none of the parties to the matter objects to the conflict, the Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal or member of the Appeal Tribunal may continue to execute his duties as the Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal or member of the Appeal Tribunal in relation to that matter.
(4) If a party to the matter objects to the conflict, the Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal or the member of the Appeal Tribunal, as the case may be, shall not continue to execute his duties as the Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal or member of the Appeal Tribunal in relation to that matter and the Minister shall appoint another member who is not conflicted to that matter as the Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal or member of the Appeal Tribunal for that particular matter.
(5) If the Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal or other member of the Appeal Tribunal fails to disclose his interest under subsection
(1)β
(a) the decision of the Appeal Tribunal shall be invalid, unless all parties agree to be bound by the decision; and
(b) his appointment as Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal or member of the Appeal Tribunal may be revoked under section 59.
Malay text (authoritative)
Penzahiran kepentingan berhubung dengan anggota Tribunal Rayuan
(1) Pengerusi Tribunal Rayuan dan anggota Tribunal Rayuan hendaklah menzahirkan, dengan secepat yang dapat dilaksanakan, kepada Menteri dan mana-mana anggota Tribunal Rayuan yang lain mengenai apa-apa kepentingan, sama ada substansial atau tidak, yang mungkin bercanggah dengan kewajipannya sebagai Pengerusi Tribunal Rayuan atau sebagai anggota Tribunal Rayuan dalam sesuatu perkara tertentu yang dirujukkan kepada Tribunal Rayuan.
(2) Jika Menteri atau Pengerusi Tribunal Rayuan, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, berpendapat bahawa kepentingan Pengerusi Tribunal Rayuan atau anggota Tribunal Rayuan itu bercanggah dengan kewajipan mereka sebagai anggota Tribunal Rayuan, Menteri atau Pengerusi Tribunal Rayuan, hendaklah memaklumkan semua pihak kepada perkara itu mengenai percanggahan itu.
(3) Jika tiada pihak kepada perkara itu membantah terhadap percanggahan itu, Pengerusi Tribunal Rayuan atau anggota Tribunal Rayuan itu bolehlah terus melaksanakan kewajipannya
sebagai Pengerusi Tribunal Rayuan atau anggota Tribunal Rayuan berhubung dengan perkara itu.
(4) Jika pihak kepada perkara itu membantah terhadap percanggahan itu, Pengerusi Tribunal Rayuan atau anggota Tribunal Rayuan itu, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, tidak boleh meneruskan pelaksanaan tugasnya sebagai Pengerusi Tribunal Rayuan atau anggota Tribunal Rayuan berhubung dengan perkara itu dan Menteri hendaklah melantik anggota lain yang tidak mempunyai percanggahan dengan perkara itu sebagai Pengerusi Tribunal Rayuan atau anggota Tribunal Rayuan bagi perkara tertentu itu.
(5) Jika Pengerusi Tribunal Rayuan atau anggota Tribunal Rayuan yang lain tidak menzahirkan kepentingannya di bawah subseksyen (1)β
(a) keputusan Tribunal Rayuan itu adalah tidak sah, melainkan jika semua pihak bersetuju untuk terikat dengan keputusan itu; dan
(b) pelantikannya sebagai Pengerusi Tribunal Rayuan atau anggota Tribunal Rayuan bolehlah dibatalkan di bawah seksyen 59.
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Text as at 1 January 2020 (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).
