Singapore legislation

Section 48R

of Personal Data Protection Act 2012

Section 48R

Appeals to General Division of High Court, etc.

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(1)

An appeal against, or with respect to, a direction or decision of an Appeal Committee lies to the General Division of the High Court —

(a)

on a point of law arising from the direction or decision of the Appeal Committee; or

(b)

from any direction of the Appeal Committee as to the amount of a financial penalty.

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(2)

An appeal under this section may be made within the prescribed time only at the instance of —

(a)

the organisation or person aggrieved by the direction or decision of the Appeal Committee;

(b)

if the decision relates to a complaint, the complainant; or

(c)

the Commission.

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(3)

The General Division of the High Court is to hear and determine any appeal under this section and may —

(a)

confirm, modify or reverse the direction or decision of the Appeal Committee; and

(b)

make any further or other order on the appeal, whether as to costs or otherwise, as the General Division of the High Court thinks fit.

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(4)

There is such further right of appeal from decisions of the General Division of the High Court under this section as exists in the case of decisions made by the General Division of the High Court in the exercise of its original civil jurisdiction.

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