Singapore legislation

Clause 37

of Workplace Fairness Bill

Clause 37

Appointment of officers

(1)

The Minister may appoint —

(a)

an officer as the Commissioner for Workplace Fairness (called in this Act the Commissioner); and

(b)

one or more officers as —

(i)

a Deputy Commissioner for Workplace Fairness;

(ii)

a Principal Assistant Commissioner for Workplace Fairness; or

(iii)

an Assistant Commissioner for Workplace Fairness,who, subject to any limitations that may be prescribed, may perform all duties imposed and exercise all powers conferred on the Commissioner by this Act, and every duty so performed and power so exercised is deemed to have been duly performed and exercised for the purposes of this Act.

(2)

The Minister may appoint any number of public officers as authorised officers that the Minister may consider necessary or expedient for the purposes of this Act.

(3)

The Commissioner may in writing appoint an individual (who may or may not be a public officer) as an authorised person for the purpose of carrying out any function or duty of the Commissioner under this Act.

(4)

The Commissioner must, in writing, issue to each authorised person an authorisation specifying —

(a)

the functions and duties of the Commissioner that the authorised person is authorised to carry out;

(b)

the powers of the Commissioner that the authorised person is authorised to exercise;

(c)

the conditions of the authorisation; and

(d)

the limitations to which the authorisation is subject.

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