Singapore legislation

Clause 42

of Employment Claims Bill

Clause 42

Related amendments to State Courts Act

Section 3 of the State Courts Act (Cap. 321, 2007 Ed.) is amended —

(a)

by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsections:“(1) There are within Singapore the following subordinate courts called the State Courts:

(a)

District Courts;

(b)

Magistrates’ Courts;

(c)

Coroners’ Courts;

(d)

Small Claims Tribunals;

(e)

Employment Claims Tribunals.(1A) The District Courts and Magistrates’ Courts have such jurisdiction as is conferred by this Act and any other written law.”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (4), the following subsection:“(5) The Employment Claims Tribunals have such jurisdiction as is conferred by the Employment Claims Act 2016 and any other written law.”.