Singapore legislation
Section 109
Section 109
Public examination in small cases
(1)
In any case where a receiving order has been made and the Official Assignee reports to the court that the debtor is a wage-earner and that none of his debts appears to have been contracted in any trade or business in the management of which the debtor took part, the provisions of this Act shall be subject to the modifications specified in section 107 and also to the following modifications:
there shall be no public examination unless the court by order directs the debtor to attend for a public examination;
all other proceedings in court may be heard and determined by the Registrar in chambers, provided that the Registrar may in his discretion reserve any particular application for hearing by a judge; and
section 43(7) shall not apply.
(2)
The report furnished to the court under subsection (1) shall be prima facie evidence of the statements contained therein.