Singapore legislation

Clause 151

Examination of complaint

(1)

Any person may make a complaint to a Magistrate.

(2)

On receiving a complaint by a person who is not a police officer nor an officer from a law enforcement agency nor a person acting with the authority of a public body, the Magistrate —

(a)

must immediately examine the complainant on oath and the substance of the examination must be reduced to writing and must be signed by the complainant and by the Magistrate; and

(b)

may, after examining the complainant —

(i)

for the purpose of inquiring into the case himself, issue a summons to compel the attendance before him of any person who may be able to help him determine whether there is sufficient ground for proceeding with the complaint;

(ii)

direct any police officer to make inquiries for the purpose of ascertaining the truth or falsehood of the complaint and report to the Magistrate the result of those inquiries;

(iii)

proceed in accordance with section 15 of the Community Mediation Centres Act (Cap. 49A); or

(iv)

postpone consideration of the matter to enable the complainant and the person complained against to try to resolve the complaint amicably.

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