Singapore legislation
Clause 14
Clause 14
Voluntary submission to counselling
(1)
Subject to subsection (3), the Public Prosecutor or the officer authorised by the Public Prosecutor to act on his behalf under the Criminal Procedure Code [Cap. 68] may, in his discretion, notwithstanding that there is sufficient evidence to prosecute a person for an offence under section 9, inform such person that he will not be prosecuted if he —
undergoes and completes such counselling treatment provided by a counselling body as the Public Prosecutor or the authorised officer directs; and
does not commit another act of family violence while he is undergoing the said counselling treatment.
(2)
The Public Prosecutor or the authorised officer shall not prosecute a person who agrees to undergo counselling under subsection (1) if the person complies with the conditions specified in subsection (1).
(3)
Subsection (1) shall not apply if the said person has or has had:
a previous conviction of an offence of family violence under this Act;
a previous conviction under any other Act involving violence against any person who is entitled to protection under this Act;
a Protection Order [Cap. 353] or its equivalent under the Women’s Charter issued against him; or
completed counselling treatment pursuant to subsection (1) in relation to a prior act of family violence.