Singapore legislation
Section 34
Section 34
Constitution of Appeals Board
(1)
Where an appeal is required to be determined by an Appeals Board under this Part, the Director shall forthwith take all steps necessary for the constitution of an Appeals Board which shall consist of two public officers and one other person, not being a public officer, chosen by the Board from a panel of persons nominated by the Minister.
(2)
The onus of proving that a decision of the Registrar under this Part is unjustified shall be on the appellant.
(3)
An Appeals Board may —
summon any person whom it may consider able to give evidence respecting an appeal to attend at the hearing of the appeal, examine such person as a witness either on oath or otherwise and require that person to produce such books, papers and documents as the Appeals Board may think necessary for the purposes of the appeal;
allow any person so attending an appeal any reasonable expenses necessarily incurred by him in so attending; and such expenses shall form part of the cost of the appeal and, pending and subject to any order by the Appeals Board as to such cost, shall be paid by the appellant or the Registrar, as the Appeals Board may direct.
(4)
An Appeals Board shall have the powers of a District Court with regard to the enforcement of attendance of witnesses, hearing evidence on oath and punishment for contempt.
(5)
In addition to the powers conferred upon it by section 31(2), an Appeals Board may, after hearing an appeal, confirm or annul the decision of the Registrar or make such other order as it thinks fit.
(6)
On any appeal to an Appeals Board the decision of the Appeals Board shall be final.