Singapore legislation

Section 11

of Protection from Harassment Act 2014

Section 11

Action for statutory tort

Amended by17/2019

(1)

The victim under section 3, 4, 5 or 7 may bring civil proceedings in a court against any individual or entity alleged to have contravened that section in relation to the victim (called in this section the respondent).

Amended by17/2019

(2)

In such proceedings, if the court is satisfied on the balance of probabilities that the respondent has contravened that section as alleged by the victim, the court may award such damages in respect of the contravention as the court may, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, think just and equitable.