Employment Insurance System Act 2017 s 31
s 31 Determination on question of loss of employment
(1) Any question or dispute on whether loss of employment has occurred shall be determined by the Organization.
(2) For the purpose of determination under subsection (1), the Director General or any officer of the Organization authorized by the Director General may refer to any authorities under any written laws for the verification of the loss of employment in relation to any claim for benefits by an insured person under this Act.
(3) If the Organization determines that loss of employment has not occurred, the claim for benefits shall be rejected and the claim for benefits shall be deemed to have never been made by the insured person.
Malay text (authoritative)
Penentuan persoalan mengenai kehilangan pekerjaan
(1) Apa-apa persoalan atau pertikaian mengenai sama ada kehilangan pekerjaan telah berlaku hendaklah ditentukan oleh Pertubuhan.
(2) Bagi maksud penentuan di bawah subseksyen (1), Ketua Pengarah atau mana-mana pegawai Pertubuhan yang diberi kuasa oleh Ketua Pengarah boleh merujuk kepada mana-mana pihak berkuasa di bawah mana-mana undang-undang bertulis bagi penentusahan kehilangan pekerjaan berhubung dengan apa-apa tuntutan bagi faedah oleh orang berinsurans di bawah Akta ini.
(3) Jika Pertubuhan menentukan bahawa kehilangan pekerjaan tidak berlaku, tuntutan bagi faedah itu hendaklah ditolak dan tuntutan bagi faedah itu hendaklah disifatkan tidak pernah dibuat oleh orang berinsurans itu.
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Text as at 1 November 2021 (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).
