Singapore legislation

Clause 33

of Work Injury Compensation Bill

Clause 33

Collection and disclosure of information by Commissioner

(1)

For the purposes of this Act, the Commissioner may —

(a)

direct any designated insurer to submit to the Commissioner any information or returns to facilitate the administration of this Part and Part 4, which may include the following:

(i)

details of each approved policy (including the premium payable and any endorsements) provided by the designated insurer to an employer;

(ii)

the details and status of the processing of claims for compensation under this Act, and the settlement of claims under common law for damages relating to work injuries, for each employee of an employer insured under any approved policy provided by the designated insurer;

(iii)

the details and status mentioned in sub‑paragraphs (i) and (ii) relating to —

(A)

any approved policy mentioned in section 23 of the repealed Act provided by the designated insurer before the date of commencement of this section; or (B)any insurance policy mentioned in section 26(3) provided by the designated insurer whether before, on or after the date the designated insurer is designated as a designated insurer;

(b)

require such information or returns to be submitted through an electronic system or in any other form and manner, and within the time, specified by the Commissioner; and

(c)

disclose or publish to any designated insurer —

(i)

any information or returns obtained under paragraph (a) as the Commissioner thinks necessary for the purposes of this Act; and

(ii)

the following information derived from any information under the control of the Ministry of Manpower:

(A)

workforce data, including size and aggregated payroll for all, or any class of, employees of each employer insured under an approved policy; (B)work injury claims data for all, or any class of, employees of each employer insured under an approved policy.

(2)

Section 2(3) of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018 (Act 5 of 2018) applies in determining the information under the control of the Ministry of Manpower mentioned in subsection (1)(c)(ii).

(3)

No liability shall lie against the Government, the Commissioner or any public officer or individual appointed under section 6(1) for any loss or damage suffered by any person by reason of any error or omission in any information or returns disclosed or published, in good faith and with reasonable care, under subsection (1)(c).

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