Armed Forces Act 1972 s 170
s 170 Complaints by officers
(1) If an officer thinks himself wronged in any matter by a superior officer or authority and on application to his commanding
officer does not obtain the redress to which he thinks he is entitled, he may make a complaint with respect to that matter to the Armed Forces Council.
(2) On receiving any such complaint it shall be the duty of the Armed Forces Council to investigate the complaint and to grant any redress which appears to it to be necessary, or if the complaint so requires, the Armed Forces Council shall, through the Minister, make its report on the complaint to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in order to receive the directions of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong thereon.
Malay text (authoritative)
Aduan oleh pegawai
(1) Jika seseorang pegawai berpendapat bahawa dia telah dipersalahkan mengenai apa-apa perkara oleh seseorang pegawai atasan atau sesuatu pihak berkuasa dan apabila dia membuat permohonan kepada pegawai memerintahnya dia tidak memperoleh
pemulihan sebagaimana yang difikirkannya dia berhak, dia boleh membuat suatu aduan berkenaan dengan perkara itu kepada Majlis Angkatan Tentera.
(2) Apabila apa-apa aduan diterima, maka hendaklah menjadi kewajipan Majlis Angkatan Tentera untuk menyiasat aduan itu dan memberikan apa-apa pemulihan sebagaimana yang pada pendapatnya perlu, atau jika aduan itu menghendaki, Majlis Angkatan Tentera hendaklah, melalui Menteri, membuat laporan mengenai aduan itu kepada Yang di-Pertuan Agong untuk mendapatkan arahan Yang di- Pertuan Agong mengenainya.
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Text as at 15 July 2022 (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).
