Singapore legislation
Clause 52
Clause 52
Pre-hearing conference
At a pre-hearing conference, the Commissioner may consider any matter, including the possibility of settlement of all or any of the matters in dispute for the hearing, and may do one or more of the following:
direct any person attending the pre‑hearing conference to provide any information and document to the Commissioner;
make any direction for the fair and expeditious determination of any matter for hearing;
where the claimant, the employer or the employer’s insurer agree to a settlement of some or all of the matters for the hearing, record the terms of the settlement and make an order under section 51(2)(a);
make an order of refusal of compensation in respect of a claim, if the Commissioner is of the view that —
the accident to which the claim relates did not arise out of or in the course of the claimant’s employment with the employer; or (ii)the claimant was not an employee within the meaning of this Act.