Singapore legislation
Section 37
Section 37
Inquiry into accidents
(1)
Where the Public Prosecutor or a Deputy Public Prosecutor is of the opinion that an inquiry should be held into the nature and cause of any accident of which notice is required to be given under section 36, he or she may by written order direct any Magistrate or the Port Master to hold an inquiry into the nature and cause of the accident.
(2)
A Magistrate or the Port Master holding an inquiry under subsection (1) has for the purposes of the inquiry all the powers of a Magistrate’s Court conducting an inquiry under the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.
(3)
The Magistrate or the Port Master must on the conclusion of the inquiry forward to the Public Prosecutor or to a Deputy Public Prosecutor a copy of the proceedings and a report in writing —
as to the nature and cause of the accident; and
stating whether in the Magistrate’s or Port Master’s opinion the accident was caused by design or was the result of accident or of negligence stating the full particulars of the case and the reasons for the conclusions he or she has arrived at.