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Unemployment Insurance Act, 2001 (Act No. 63 of 2001)

Chapter 3 : Claiming Benefits

Part G : General provisions relating to claiming benefits

37. Disputes relating to payment or non-payment of benefits

 

(1) A person who is entitled to benefits in terms of this Act may appeal to a regional appeals committee if that person is aggrieved by a decision of—
(a) the Commissioner to suspend such person’s right to benefits; or
(b) a claims officer relating to the payment or non-payment of benefits.

 

(2) A person who is dissatisfied with the decision of a regional appeals committee may refer the matter to the National Appeals Committee for a decision.

 

(3) A decision by the National Appeals Committee is final, subject to judicial review.

 

(4) For the purposes of an appeal in terms of this section-
(a) The decisions of a regional appeals committee and those of the National Appeals Committee are determined by majority vote; and
(b) A regional appeals committee or the National Appeals Committee, as the case may be, may, after considering an appeal, confirm or vary the decision in question, or rescind it and substitute the decision of the relevant regional appeals committee or the National Appeals Committee, as the case may be.

 

[Section 37 substituted by section 11 of Notice No. 32, GG 25721, dated 14 November 2003 (Unemployment Insurance Amendment Act, 2003)]