Singapore legislation
Clause 68
Clause 68
Amendment of section 79
Section 79 of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (4), the following subsections:“(5) The Registrar, the Deputy Registrar, an Assistant Registrar or a court-appointed mediator is not liable to be sued for any act done by him or her for the purposes of any mediation or other alternative dispute resolution process conducted by him or her in the Supreme Court, if the act —
(a)
was done in good faith; and (b)did not involve any fraud or wilful misconduct on his or her part.(6) Any person or entity who does any act, or does not do any act, in compliance with a prerogative order is immune from legal proceedings in respect of that act or omission.”.