Malaysia legislation
Section 66
Section 66
(a)
whether any person is a housewife, dependant or insured housewife within the meaning of this Act;
(b)
whether any accident or incident caused any injury to the insured housewife within the meaning of this Act;
(c)
whether any accident, incident or disease suffered by any insured housewife is a domestic injury within the contribution period;
(d)
the rate of contribution paid in advance and payment of contribution of any insured housewife for the purposes of this Act;
(e)
the right or eligibility of any insured housewife to any benefit including the amount and the duration of such benefit;
(f)
any direction or instruction issued by the Organization, under this Act or any regulations made under this Act;
(g)
any claim by the Organization against any person to recover any benefit which has been paid out not in accordance with this Act;
(h)
any other matter which is in dispute between an insured housewife, dependant or any person and the Organization in respect of coverage, contributions, benefits or other money payable or recoverable under this Act or any regulations made under this Act; or
(i)
any other matters required to be or which may be decided by the Tribunal under this Act or any regulations made under this Act.
(2)
If in any proceedings before the Tribunal, a question of permanent disablement or invalidity, injury or disease arises and the determination by a medical assessor or the Appellate Medical Board has not been obtained although it is necessary for the decision of the claim or question before the Tribunal, the Tribunal shall direct the
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Organization to submit the question of permanent disablement or invalidity, injury or disease for determination by a medical assessor or the Appellate Medical Board and may proceed to decide on any other question, dispute, claim or appeal before the Tribunal and decide on the question of permanent disablement or invalidity, injury or disease in accordance with the determination of medical assessor or the Appellate Medical Board, as the case may be.
(3)
No civil court shall have jurisdiction to decide or deal with any question, dispute, claim or appeal referred to in subsection (1), or to adjudicate on any liability which is to be decided by the Tribunal under this Act or any regulations made under this Act.
(4)
The Tribunal shall only decide on any question, dispute, claim or appeal arises under this Act or any regulations made under this Act and not under any other written law.
(5)
The Tribunal and civil court shall have no jurisdiction to decide or deal with any question or dispute which, by or under this
Act, is to be decided by the medical assessor or the Appellate
Medical Board.
Institution of proceedings, etc.