Singapore legislation
Clause 68
Clause 68
Appeals to Minister
(1)
Any person who is aggrieved by any act, direction or decision of the Authority under this Part or anything contained in a code of practice (collectively called in this section the Authority’s decision) may appeal to the Minister.
(2)
An appeal under this section —
must be in writing;
must specify the grounds on which it is made; and
must be made within 14 days after the appellant is notified of the Authority’s decision or such longer period as the Minister may allow in the appellant’s case.
(3)
The Minister may require —
any party to the appeal; or
any person who is not a party to the appeal but appears to the Minister to have any information or document that is relevant to the appeal,to provide the Minister with such information or document as the Minister may require for the purpose of considering and determining the appeal; and any person so required to provide the information or document must provide it in such manner and within such period as may be specified by the Minister.
(4)
A Minister may reject the appeal if the appellant does not comply with subsection (2) or (3).
(5)
The appeal does not affect the operation of the Authority’s decision or prevent the taking of any action to implement the Authority’s decision unless otherwise provided in this Part or directed by the Minister in any particular case.
(6)
A Minister may determine the appeal by confirming, varying or reversing the Authority’s decision, and the decision of the Minister is final.
(7)
The Minister may make regulations in respect of the manner in which an appeal may be made to the Minister under this section and the procedure to be adopted in hearing such appeals.