Tribunal for Homebuyers Claims vs Westcourt Corporation Sdn Bhd
- Citation
- Tribunal for Homebuyers Claims vs Westcourt Corporation Sdn Bhd
- Court
- Malaysian court
The Court held that s.16N(2) limits jurisdiction by reference to the cause of action and statutory time-limits (certificate of fitness or defects liability expiry) and does not impose a cut-off by date of the sale and purchase agreement; s.16AD penalizes only post-establishment failure to comply with Tribunal awards and does not criminalize past breaches, so the Tribunal has jurisdiction to hear claims based on agreements entered into before 1 December 2002; the Amending Act must be construed purposively as social legislation.