Section 45
Jurisdiction of Tribunal
of Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007
Subject to sections 46 and 47, the Tribunal shall have jurisdiction to determine a claim lodged under section 44 where the total amount in respect of which an award of the Tribunal is sought does not exceed fifty thousand ringgit.
(2)
Subject to subsection (1), a respondent to a claim or dispute may raise a debt or liquidated demand as—
(a)
a defence; or
(b)
a counter-claim.
(3)
Where a respondent raises a debt or liquidated demand under subsection (2) and the debt or demand is proved, the Tribunal shall—
(a)
give effect to the defence; or
(b)
hear and determine the counter-claim notwithstanding that the original claim is withdrawn, abandoned or struck out.
(4)
Any claim lodged with the Tribunal may include loss or damage of a consequential nature.
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