Singapore legislation
Regulation 17
of Estate Agents (Disciplinary Proceedings) Regulations 2011
Regulation 17
Confidentiality
Subregulation 1
A person commits an offence if —
the person discloses any information, document or evidence filed or produced in connection with a disciplinary proceeding to any other person; and
the person knows that the disclosed information, document or evidence was filed or produced in connection with the disciplinary proceeding.
Subregulation 2
Paragraph (1) does not apply to the disclosure of any information, document or evidence filed or produced in connection with a disciplinary proceeding —
to the secretary, a member of the Disciplinary Committee hearing the disciplinary proceeding or a party (including the party’s solicitor) to the disciplinary proceeding;
by a person performing the person’s functions or discharging the person’s duties under the Act;
by the person who filed or produced the information, document or evidence;
that is lawfully required to be disclosed by any court or under the provisions of any written law;
for the purpose of making any submission during a disciplinary proceeding;
to the extent necessary to support a respondent’s claim for any insurance taken out and maintained under regulation 13 of the Estate Agents (Estate Agency Work) Regulations 2010 (G.N. No. S 644/2010);
that is authorised by the Disciplinary Committee hearing the disciplinary proceeding to be disclosed in particular circumstances; or
that is in the public domain.
Subregulation 3
A person who is guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.