Singapore legislation

Clause 6

of Work Injury Compensation (Amendment) Bill

Clause 6

New section 25E

The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 25D, the following section:“No objection on ground of double insurance25E.—

(1)

In any proceedings under section 24, 25, 25A, 25B, 25C or 25D, an employer’s insurer shall not be entitled to raise any objection or defence on the ground that there is in force a policy of insurance issued by another party covering the same liability to pay compensation or interest under this Act in respect of any accident as the policy of insurance issued by the employer’s insurer.(2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall be taken to affect any written or other law on double insurance and contribution or to prohibit an insurer from disproving liability in respect of any accident wholly or in part.”.