Singapore legislation
Regulation 20
Regulation 20
Directions for and conduct of proceedings
Subregulation 1
The directions which a tribunal may give under section 20(3) of the Act include directions on one or more of the following matters:
the giving of evidence, whether orally or in writing, on oath or affirmation;
the calling of a witness to give evidence with a view to assisting in the determination of the claim, whether or not any party will be calling that witness to give evidence for that party;
the length of written submissions (if any);
subject to section 62A of the Evidence Act 1893, the giving of evidence through a live video or live television link;
subject to any written law or rule of law restricting the disclosure, or relating to the confidentiality, of any document or information —
the disclosure of any document or information; (ii)whether any document or information should be treated as confidential; and
whether any party to the proceedings may inspect any document;
dispensing with the attendance before the tribunal of any party to the claim, with the consent of the party;
the time for the payment of any money to any party under section 22(1)(a) or (c) of the Act, including whether payment may be made by instalments.
Subregulation 2
The following time limits apply in the conduct of proceedings before a tribunal:
for the examination in chief of a witness — 10 minutes per witness;
for the cross-examination of a witness — 60 minutes per witness;
for the re-examination of a witness — 10 minutes per witness;
for closing submissions — 30 minutes per party.
Subregulation 3
A tribunal may vary any time limit under paragraph (2) as the tribunal deems fit.