Singapore legislation
Clause 71
Clause 71
Investigation by Authority
(1)
The Authority may conduct such investigation as it considers necessary or expedient for any of the following purposes:
to perform any of the Authority’s functions under this Act;
to ensure compliance with this Act or any written direction issued under this Act; (c)to investigate an alleged or suspected contravention of any provision of this Act.
(2)
The Authority may exercise any of its powers for the purposes of conducting an investigation under this Division notwithstanding the provisions of any prescribed written law or any requirement imposed thereunder or any rule of law.
(3)
A requirement imposed by the Authority in the exercise of its powers under this Division shall have effect notwithstanding any obligation as to secrecy or other restrictions upon the disclosure of information imposed by any prescribed written law or any requirement imposed thereunder, any rule of law, any contract or any rule of professional conduct.
(4)
Any person who complies with a requirement imposed by the Authority in the exercise of its powers under this Division shall not be treated as being in breach of any restriction upon the disclosure of information or thing imposed by any prescribed written law or any requirement imposed thereunder, any rule of law, any contract or any rule of professional conduct.
(5)
No civil or criminal action, other than proceedings for an offence under section 76, shall lie against any person for —
providing information or producing books to the Authority if he had provided the information or produced the books in good faith in compliance with a requirement imposed under this Division; or
doing or omitting to do any act, if he had done or omitted to do the act in good faith and as a result of complying with a requirement imposed by the Authority in the exercise of its powers under this Division.