Singapore legislation
Section 165C
Section 165C
Making family exclusion order, visit limit or exclusion order in respondent’s absence
(1)
A family exclusion order, a visit limit or an exclusion order under section 162, 163A or 165(1) may be made by a Committee in the absence of the respondent if —
the respondent was served with the summons to appear at the hearing of the application under section 158 and, without reasonable excuse, failed to appear at the time and place appointed for the hearing, or has indicated that the respondent does not wish to attend the hearing;
the respondent was served with a notice to object under section 165(5) and failed to respond by the time and date specified in the notice, or has indicated that the respondent does not wish to respond; or
no service can be effected after reasonable efforts have been made to locate the respondent who cannot be found or is outside Singapore,and the Committee is satisfied that there are grounds for making the family exclusion order, visit limit or exclusion order under section 162, 163A or 165(1), as the case may be.
(2)
Any family exclusion order, visit limit or exclusion order made by virtue of this section takes effect on the date of the conclusion of the hearing under section 158 or the date specified in the notice under section 165(5) (as the case may be) or such later date as the Committee may specify, and continues in force until whichever of the following occurs first:
the family exclusion order, visit limit or exclusion order is set aside by a Committee on the application of the respondent under subsection (3);
the family exclusion order, visit limit or exclusion order expires;
the family exclusion order, visit limit or exclusion order is revoked under section 166.
(3)
An application to set aside any family exclusion order, visit limit or exclusion order made by virtue of this section may be made by the respondent within the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner.
(4)
A Committee may determine an application to set aside any family exclusion order, visit limit or exclusion order by confirming, varying or setting aside the order or visit limit.
(5)
The Committee at the hearing to set aside any family exclusion order, visit limit or exclusion order need not comprise the same members as the Committee which made the order or visit limit.
(6)
This section applies to any respondent against whom an application for a family exclusion order is made, whether made before, on or after 31 January 2013.