Singapore legislation
Clause 4
Clause 4
Amendment of section 11
Section 11 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (4) and substituting the following subsections:“(4) Subject to subsection (4A), the making of a claim after the lapse of the period specified in subsection (1) shall not be a bar to the maintenance of proceedings if it is found that the delay was occasioned by mistake, absence from Singapore or other reasonable cause.(4A) The making of a claim after the lapse of the period specified in subsection (1) shall be a bar to the maintenance of proceedings in respect of an accident if it is found that the delay was occasioned by the claimant having instituted an action for damages in any court for compensation with respect to that accident if —
the accident occurs on or after the date of commencement of the Work Injury Compensation (Amendment) Act 2011 (referred to in this subsection as the appointed day); or
the accident occurred before the appointed day, and the claim is made after the expiry of the period of 12 months beginning on the appointed day.(4B) For the purposes of subsections (4) and (4A), it is immaterial whether there were any previous claims made in respect of that accident.”.