37th Annual General Meeting
of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants


Dear Members

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with Rule 10(2) of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (Membership and Council) Rules, 2023 that the Thirty Seventh Annual General Meeting of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants will be held on a virtual basis on Saturday, 23 September 2023 at 10:00 a.m.

The virtual Annual General Meeting will be conducted online, without a physical meeting venue, and members will participate remotely.

[Note: Please scroll further down for information on registration for the AGM and the election of members to the MIA Council as well as the deadlines for voting in said election and for appointment of proxy holder.]

Pre-AGM Submission of Questions

Please be informed that members may submit questions for the AGM starting from 10:00 a.m., 20 September 2023 through the “Submit Questions” function on the Convene platform. Members may also submit questions during the AGM itself.

Update on Resolution 1

The Council at its meeting dated 14 September 2023 had deliberated and approved the request from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia to update the nomenclature of their programme to be reflective of the current nomenclature as approved by the Ministry of Higher Education.

Accordingly the latest approved nomenclature is Bachelor of Accounting with Honours.

RESOLUTION 1

IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED THAT the final examination of the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia for the Degree of Bachelor of Accounting with Honours, the academic programme for which first commenced with the academic session March 2023 onwards be recognised by the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (“Institute”) as equivalent to the final examinations specified in Part I of the First Schedule to the Accountants Act 1967, and that the Minister of Finance be advised by the Institute to amend Part I of the First Schedule to the Accountants Act 1967 accordingly”.

RESOLUSI 1

ADALAH DENGAN INI DIPUTUSKAN BAHAWA Peperiksaan akhir Universiti Teknologi Malaysia untuk Ijazah Sarjana Muda Perakaunan dengan Kepujian, untuk program akademik yang pertama bermula dari Sesi Akademik Mac 2023 dan seterusnya diiktiraf oleh Institut Akauntan Malaysia (“Institut”) sebagai kelayakan-kelayakan yang setaraf dengan peperiksaan-peperiksaan akhir yang dinyatakan di dalam Bahagian I Jadual Pertama kepada Akta Akauntan 1967 dan Menteri Kewangan adalah dinasihatkan oleh Institut untuk meminda Bahagian I Jadual Pertama kepada Akta Akauntan 1967 dengan sewajarnya.”.

The members are advised to be guided by the latest nomenclature of the programme for Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

Registration for 37th MIA AGM

Members must register themselves at https://conveneagm.com/my/miaagm2023 in order to attend and participate in the 37th MIA AGM.

Following the recent amendments to the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (Membership and Council) Rules 2001 (Amendment PU (A) 140/2023)2, please be informed that the election of members to the MIA Council will be carried out electronically through the Convene platform.

If your registration for the AGM is unsuccessful, this may be due to incorrect or incomplete information provided. Please contact Ms Perinbarani or Ms Suhaida at 03-27229000 or email at info.assist@mia.org.my for assistance.

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REMINDER: Deadlines for Appointment of Proxy Holder/ Voting for Election of Council Members

Please take note of the following deadlines for the 37th MIA AGM:

  1. Closing for the appointment of proxy holder – The proxy form must be submitted not later than 10.00 a.m. on Thursday, 21 September 2023.
  2. Closing of balloting for election – Members must submit their vote via the Convene platform not later than 10.00 a.m. on Friday, 22 September 2023.

REMINDER: Deadline for Close of Nominations / Close of Submission of Motions (18 August 2023)

Please be reminded of the deadlines for the following items:

  1. Submission of the Nomination Form for election to the MIA Council is not later than 5:30 p.m. on Friday, 18 August 2023
    (Please read the Nomination Form in conjunction with the Provisional Notice)
  2. Submission of proposed motions for the AGM is not later than 5:30 p.m. on Friday, 18 August 2023*
    (Proposed motions must comply with the Guidelines of the Council on Proposed Motions)

* There is a change to the timeline for submission of proposed motions for the AGM pursuant to the recent amendments of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (Membership and Council) Rules 20231.

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Reminder to Update Members’ Information

Following a resolution that was passed during the 36th MIA Annual General Meeting held on 24 September 2022, the (Membership and Council) Rules 2001 had been officially amended to enact that resolution and had come into effect on 1 May 2023. Members had been updated of this development through an email blast dated 9 May 2023. Members may view the gazettement here.

With this change, the Institute will utilise the use of electronic medium for matters relating to the holding of the AGM going forward and the notices of AGM will no longer be sent via post as per the previous practice.

In view of this, we would like to remind members to update your latest particulars with the Institute through the Member Service Portal to ensure that you receive the notices and other updates relating to the AGM.

Please do take note that it is the members’ responsibility to ensure their contact information is updated. Notices and other updates relating to the AGM shall be deemed to be served if they are transmitted to the electronic address of the member as recorded by the Institute.

Important notes

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