Clause 72

replace the section heading with —“Making exclusion orders and visit limits in respondent’s absence”;

replace subsection (1) with —“(1) A family exclusion order, family visit limit, third party exclusion order or third party visit limit under section 162, 163A(4) or 165(1) may be made by a Committee in the absence of the respondent if —

the respondent was served with a notice to object under section 158(2) or 165(5) and failed to respond by the time and date specified in the notice, or has indicated that the respondent does not wish to respond;

where a hearing is to be held before a Committee considering the making of a family exclusion order, family visit limit, third party exclusion order or third party visit limit (as the case may be), the respondent was served with a summons to appear at the hearing and, without reasonable excuse, failed to appear at the time and place appointed for the hearing, or has indicated that the respondent does not wish to attend the hearing; or

no service can be effected after reasonable efforts have been made to locate the respondent who cannot be found or is outside Singapore,and the Committee is satisfied that there are grounds for making the family exclusion order, family visit limit, third party exclusion order or third party visit limit under section 162, 163A(4) or 165(1), as the case may be.”;

in subsections (2) and (3), replace “visit limit or exclusion order” wherever it appears with “family visit limit, third party exclusion order or third party visit limit”;

in subsection (2), replace “the date of the conclusion of the hearing under section 158 or the date specified in the notice under section 165(5)” with “the date specified in the notice under section 158(2) or 165(5)”; and

replace subsections (4), (5) and (6) with —“(4) A Committee may determine an application to set aside any family exclusion order, family visit limit, third party exclusion order or third party visit limit by —

in the case of a family exclusion order or family visit limit —

confirming it;

varying its terms; or

setting it aside;

in the case of a third party exclusion order —

confirming it;

varying its terms;

setting it aside; or

setting it aside and making a third party visit limit against the same respondent; or

in the case of a third party visit limit —

confirming it;

varying its terms;

setting it aside; or

setting it aside and making a third party exclusion order against the same respondent.(5) If the Committee makes any determination under subsection (4), the Committee may refer the respondent to participate in a programme of counselling, rehabilitation or special education or any combination of these.”.