QUESTION ONE (NATURAL JUSTICE -10%) Zizi, a teacher from Sekolah Menengah Seri Pahlawan, applied for unpaid leave for the period from 1 April 2017 to 15 April 2018 to follow her husband who works in...

QUESTION ONE
(NATURAL JUSTICE -10%)
Zizi, a teacher from Sekolah Menengah Seri Pahlawan, applied for unpaid leave for the period
from 1 April 2017 to 15 April 2018 to follow her husband who works in Jakarta and the
application was approved. Zizi was supposed to report for duty on 16 April 2018 but she was
absent from duty until 15 Mei 2019. Zizi's failure to give her address in Jakarta caused Sekolah
Menengah Seri Pahlawan unable to send a letter to Zizi.
After returning to Malaysia, Zizi received a charge letter a week before the trial stating that
she was disobeying the order for violating the code of conduct under regulation 4(2) (g) and
4(2)(i) of the Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) Regulations 1993 when absent without
leave or without prior permission or without reasonable excuse from 16 April 2018 until 15
Mei 2019.
Zizi requested an adjournment of the trial for the following reasons:
1. Lack of time to prepare a defence.
2. She wants to appoint a lawyer.
The Disciplinary Board rejected the request without giving any reason. At the end of the
hearing, Zizi was found guilty.
Zizi did not satisfy with the handling of the hearing and the punishment against her. Advise
Zizi on possible action to be taken against the Disciplinary Board based on the principles of
natural justice.