Singapore legislation
Regulation 26
of Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (Price Control of Aeronautical Charges) Rules 2009
Regulation 26
Hearings
Subregulation 1
Before conducting a hearing referred to in rule 23(2)(d), the Authority must give reasonable notice of the hearing to the airport licensee for an airport concerned, the designated airport users relating to the airport for the regulatory period and such other relevant consumers or users of airport services and facilities provided by the airport licensee as the Authority determines.
Subregulation 2
The notice of a hearing is to specify —
the purpose of the hearing;
the time and place at which the hearing is to be held; and
the places at which copies of the draft report and draft determination prepared by the Authority on the inquiry may be obtained or accessed.
Subregulation 3
The Authority may determine whether any person wishing to appear before the Authority at a hearing may be represented by another person.
Subregulation 4
Subject to paragraph (5), a hearing is to be held in public.
Subregulation 5
If the Authority is satisfied that it would be in the public interest to do so or that any evidence or document to be presented at the hearing is, or is likely to be, of a confidential or commercially sensitive nature, the Authority must —
direct that the hearing or part of the hearing is to take place in private and give directions as to the persons who may be present; and
give directions prohibiting or restricting the publication of evidence or a document presented at the hearing or a part of any such evidence or document.
Subregulation 6
Any person who contravenes a direction under paragraph (5) shall be guilty of an offence.
Subregulation 7
The Authority may communicate to any person as it considers appropriate any evidence or document presented at a hearing, or part of any such evidence or document, except where —
a direction in respect of the answer, document, other information or part has been given under paragraph (5)(b) and its provision to that person would contravene the direction; or
the answer, document, other information or part contains information which could cause damage to the commercial interests of a person and the Authority determines that such damage or the possibility of such damage outweighs the public benefit that would arise from its publication.