The basis of refusal is that the By-law states that memebership can only be obtained by doing 1 year candidate membership through an associate or fellow member of the institution. I feel that this bylaw is discremenating against qualified professionals as myself. The current Bylaw in essence denies any-one membership except if you do a candidate membership through an associate or fellow member. According to me this is against the descriminations act of SA.

The association is the Institute of Loss Adjusters, insurance industry. If I applied for membership before march this year I would have qualified, the institute however amended their bylaw in march this year. I have been working as a loss adjuster at Santam for 11 years and has a total of 13 years experience as a loss aduster, I have also obtained an NQF 5 qualification. If you check the By-laws of the Institute of Loss adjuster you will that membership can now only be obtained trough candidate membership. I googled the unfair discrimination and found a copy of the discriminations act of South Africa online, the document said it is "a section 75 bill published in goverment gazette no 20572 of 25 October 1999. To give effect to section 9(4) read with item 23 (1) of Schedule 6 to the constitution of The Republic of South Africa."

No I have appealed the decision and have spoken to another applicant today who also has many years experience and an ACII qualification he has appealed twice but the executive committee has denied the membership, there reason being that we need to complete a candidate membership. I was thinking of writing another letter claiming discrimination and if they still do not want to accpet my application, I will then have to refer the matter to a court for a decision, the problem lies in the fact that most insurance companies require membership to this body as a conditions for work.

You can not apply for elevation and registration at the same time, only registration. Appeals will not help, I will have to take a more firm and direct approach. I am therefore planning to write a letter stating my case and that I will be refering it to a equality court if they do not grant the membership.