Singapore legislation
Clause 53
Clause 53
Disclosure of end‑user identity information or contact details
(1)
The Commissioner may, upon the receipt of an application by a person mentioned in subsection (2) (called in this section the applicant), and despite sections 54 and 55, disclose to the applicant any identity information or contact details of an end‑user that is known to the Commissioner, whether or not obtained by the Commissioner under section 49, 51 or 52.
(2)
The following persons may make an application under subsection (1):
a person who is eligible to make a report under section 22(1) or (3);
a person who may make a report to the Commissioner on behalf of a victim under section 22(2)(a) or (c).
(3)
The Commissioner may make a disclosure under subsection (1) only if —
the Commissioner is satisfied that the identity information or contact details relates to an end‑user whom the Commissioner reasonably suspects has engaged in online harmful activity in relation to the applicant, the victim or the group, as the case may be;
the disclosure is for a prescribed purpose; and
the application mentioned in subsection (1) is —
submitted in writing to the Commissioner within the prescribed period or any longer period as the Commissioner may allow;
made in the form and manner determined by the Commissioner; and
accompanied by the prescribed fee and any particulars, statements, information or documents that may be required by the Commissioner.
(4)
The Commissioner may, in approving the application, impose any conditions on the applicant in relation to any information disclosed under subsection (1), including restraining the applicant from publishing, directly or indirectly, the information or using, directly or indirectly, the information for any purpose other than the purpose for which the application was approved.
(5)
An applicant who fails to comply with any condition imposed under subsection (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
if the applicant is an individual, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; or
in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $50,000.