Singapore legislation
Clause 48
Clause 48
Powers and procedures of Complaints Assessment Committee
(1)
For the purposes of an inquiry into a disciplinary case, a Complaints Assessment Committee may require any person —
to attend at a specified time and place and give evidence before the Complaints Assessment Committee; and
to produce all books, documents and papers in the custody, or under the control, of the person which may be related to or be connected with the subject matter of the inquiry.
(2)
Any person who, without lawful excuse —
refuses or fails to comply with any requirement of the Complaints Assessment Committee under subsection (1); or
refuses to answer any question put to the person by a member of the Complaints Assessment Committee,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $50 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.
(3)
Any person who —
knowingly gives a false answer to any question put to the person by a member of the Complaints Assessment Committee; or
knowingly gives any document, information or material to the Complaints Assessment Committee that is false or misleading, or that omits any matter or thing without which the document, information or material is misleading,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $50 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.
(4)
Subject to any regulations made under section 87, a Complaints Assessment Committee may regulate its own procedure for an inquiry.
(5)
For the purposes of its inquiry into a disciplinary case, a Complaints Assessment Committee may direct an investigator to investigate the disciplinary case.
(6)
A Complaints Assessment Committee must complete its inquiry into the disciplinary case within 3 months after the date on which the disciplinary case is referred to it, unless the Council, on application of the Complaints Assessment Committee, allows otherwise.