Singapore legislation

Clause 73

of Courts (Civil and Criminal Justice) Reform Bill

Clause 73

Amendment of Fifth Schedule

The Fifth Schedule to the Supreme Court of Judicature Act is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph 4, the following paragraph:“Signed agreement in writing that decision is final, where appellant makes certain allegations5.—

(1)

The permission of the appellate court is required to appeal against a decision of the General Division (including the Family Division of the High Court), where —

(a)

the parties have agreed in writing signed by or on behalf of each party that the decision is final; and

(b)

the party seeking to appeal alleges that —

(i)

the decision is affected by fraud or illegality; or

(ii)

there was a fundamental breach of the rules of natural justice in the proceedings resulting in the decision.(2) An agreement mentioned in sub‑paragraph (1) —

(a)

may be made before or after the decision to which the agreement relates is made; and

(b)

may relate to part of a decision, in which case references in sub‑paragraph (1) to a decision are to be read as references to that part of the decision.”.

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