Malaysian Qualifications Agency Act 2007 · Updated to 1 Nov 2017 · Part XII · Appeals
82. Appeal
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Subject to subsection (2), any higher education provider who is aggrieved by—
the refusal of the Agency to grant a provisional accreditation or accreditation under Part VII or Part VIII, respectively;
or
the revocation of certificate of provisional accreditation or accreditation under Part VII or Part VIII, respectively, may appeal in writing to the Minister within thirty days from the date on which the refusal or revocation is served on the higher education provider.
Any higher education provider who is aggrieved by—
the refusal of the relevant professional body to grant an accreditation in respect of a professional programme or professional qualification under Chapter 2 of Part VIII;
or
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the revocation of certificate of accreditation in respect of a professional programme or professional qualification under Chapter 2 of Part VIII, may appeal in writing to an Appellate Committee within thirty days from the date the refusal or revocation is served on the higher education provider.
For the purposes of this Part, “Appellate Committee” means a body of persons consisting of such number of representatives appointed by the relevant professional body and an officer of the
Agency.
Agency
“Agency” means the Malaysian Qualifications Agency established under section 4;
Terms defined in this Act
accreditation
Defined · s 2“accreditation” means a recognition granted by the Agency after examining and assessing— (a) a higher education programme or qualification; or (b) a higher education provider under Chapter 4 or 7 of
Agency
Defined · s 2“Agency” means the Malaysian Qualifications Agency established under section 4;
certificate
Defined · s 95“certificate” means the certificate of provisional accreditation, the certificate of accreditation, certificate of self-accreditation or the certificate of equivalence, as the case may be;
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Miscellaneous
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