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7. Responsibility and Accountability
7.1 The consultant staff is subject to the provision of the Statutory Bodies Acts
(Discipline and Surcharge) of 2000 (Act 605) and Statutory Bodies
Disciplinary Regulations (Second Schedule of Act 605) as well as
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1994 (Act 514).
7.2 The consultant staff is responsible for implementing the consultancy contract
according to the terms of the consultancy contract.
7.3 The consultant staff is responsible for carrying out his/her work with the
highest quality output and within the time stipulated.
7.4 The consultant staff must give priority to client satisfaction every time,
whether in official communication or in the preparation of report or in any
consultancy product as determined.
7.5 The consultant staff is responsible for ensuring that he/she is adequately
covered by appropriate insurance from liabilities arising from the said
contract.
7.6 The consultant staff is responsible for signing a letter of indemnity with the
University of Malaya regarding any liability arising from any party as a result
of inefficiency, carelessness, abscondment or wrong doing of consultant staff
or his/her agent in carrying out the consultancy work.
7.7 In carrying out the consultancy work, the consultant staff must not neglect
his/her public duty for personal importance nor use his/her position as a
consultant staff for personal benefit.
7.8 With the exception of the approval of the Head of UPUM, a consultant staff is
not allowed to surrender his/her right or sub-contract his/her consultancy
work.
8. Role of UPUM
8.1 UPUM shall always work towards obtaining consultancy work from the
requesting party and set up consultancy team to carry it out.
8.2 UPUM shall act on behalf of the University in all matters relating to
consultancy work carried out by University of Malaya staff.
8.3 UPUM shall give advice and help to staff regarding preparation of
expenditure and consultancy proposal paper, and other relevant matters.
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