Singapore legislation
Section 55
Section 55
Appeals Advisory Panel
(1)
Where the Minister considers that an appeal lodged under section 54(1) or (2) involves issues of such nature or complexity that it ought to be considered and determined by persons with particular medical, scientific or other specialised knowledge, the Minister may establish an Appeals Advisory Panel, comprising one or more of such persons with particular medical, scientific or other specialised knowledge and such other persons as the Minister considers appropriate, to provide advice to the Minister with regard to the discharge of the Minister’s functions under section 54 in respect of any appeal that has been made to the Minister under section 54(1) or (2).
(2)
For the purposes of establishing an Appeals Advisory Panel, the Minister may do all or any of the following:
determine or vary the terms of reference of the Appeals Advisory Panel;
appoint persons to be the chairperson and other members of an Appeals Advisory Panel;
at any time remove the chairperson or other member of an Appeals Advisory Panel;
determine the procedure to be adopted by the Appeals Advisory Panel in considering any matter referred to it;
determine any other matters which the Minister considers incidental or expedient for the proper and efficient conduct of business by the Appeals Advisory Panel.
(3)
An Appeals Advisory Panel may regulate its proceedings as it considers appropriate, subject to the following:
the quorum for a meeting of the Appeals Advisory Panel is a majority of its members;
a decision supported by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of the Appeals Advisory Panel at which a quorum is present is the decision of that Panel.
(4)
An Appeals Advisory Panel is independent in the performance of its functions.