Singapore legislation
Clause 43
Clause 43
Representative of claimant, employee, employer, employer’s insurer, etc.
(1)
Where this Act requires or permits any direction, notice, document or information to be given to or by a claimant, an employee, an employer, an employer’s insurer or a principal (A), the direction, notice, document or information may be given to or by A’s representative.
(2)
Where A is required or permitted by or under this Act to —
attend a pre-hearing conference or hearing (other than an appearance for examination as a witness); (b)make, withdraw or resume any claim or make or withdraw any objection; or
make any decision or do any act in relation to the processing of compensation, settlement or determination of any claim under this Act,the attendance, decision or act may be made or done by A’s representative.
(3)
For the purposes of subsection (1) or (2), A’s representative is any of the following:
an advocate and solicitor duly authorised to act on behalf of A;
where A lacks capacity within the meaning of the Mental Capacity Act —
any donee of a lasting power of attorney which is granted by A under the Mental Capacity Act on whom A has conferred authority to manage A’s property and affairs, or matters relating to compensation under this Act; (ii)any deputy who is appointed or deemed to be appointed for A under the Mental Capacity Act and is conferred power to manage A’s property and affairs, or matters relating to compensation under this Act; or
if A is a claimant or an employee, any relative of A, with the leave of the Commissioner;
where A is dead —
the executor or administrator of A’s estate; or
with the leave of the Commissioner, any relative of A, whether or not grant of representation of the estate has been obtained;
where A is an employer or a principal —
a person in A’s permanent and exclusive employment authorised by A; or
the employer’s insurer in respect of A; (e)where A is an employer’s insurer, any representative authorised by A; (f)with the leave of the Commissioner, any other person authorised in writing by A to act on A’s behalf.
(4)
Where the Government is a party to any proceedings under this Act, the following persons are representatives of the Government:
the head of the department by, in or under which the employee was employed;
any officer of that department, authorised in writing by the head of that department;
the Attorney-General or any person authorised by the Attorney‑General.