26 Feb 2020
NG YEE HONG 1. DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE, MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF ACCOUNTANTS. 2. MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF ACCOUNTANTS.
- Citation
- WA-25-446-10/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- WA-25-446-10/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Section 21(1) of the Accountants Act 1967 plainly makes the Disciplinary Committee's decision appealable to the Disciplinary Appeal Board; the applicant was required to exhaust that statutory appeal remedy before seeking judicial review, and the applicant failed to demonstrate exceptional circumstances (such as lack of jurisdiction, blatant statutory failure or serious breach of natural justice) to justify bypassing the internal remedy; accordingly the judicial review was premature and must be dismissed.