Singapore legislation

Section 33

of Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2004

Section 33

Confidentiality of adjudication

(1)

This section applies to the following information:

(a)

any statement or document created or made for the purposes of an adjudication;

(b)

any information (whether written or oral) that, for the purposes of an adjudication, is disclosed in the course of the adjudication.

(2)

No party to a dispute or adjudicator may disclose to any other person (not being the principal or the owner concerned) any information to which this section applies, except —

(a)

with the consent of the party to whom the information relates;

(b)

to the extent that the information is already in the public domain;

(c)

to the extent that the disclosure is necessary for the purposes of, or in connection with, the adjudication, the enforcement of the adjudicator’s determination, or any proceeding before a court or tribunal or any other dispute resolution proceeding;

(d)

to the extent that the disclosure is required for any purpose under this Act; or

(e)

if the information will not be published in a form that could reasonably be expected to identify any particular person.

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