Singapore legislation
Regulation 18
of Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) (Reviewing Tribunal) Rules 2022
Regulation 18
Defence
Subregulation 1
Subject to rule 19, the Minister may serve on the Reviewing Tribunal a defence after receiving a copy of the notice of appeal from the Secretary forwarded under rule 14(2)(b), except that any such defence must be served on the Reviewing Tribunal no later than 5 working days after that receipt.
Subregulation 2
Any defence to a notice of appeal —
must cite the number assigned under rule 14(1)(b) to the notice of appeal;
must state a contact address for the service of documents on the Minister in connection with the appeal proceedings relating to the notice of appeal;
must contain a succinct presentation of the arguments upon which the Minister will rely in responding to each ground of appeal in the notice of appeal; and
must be signed and dated by an authorised officer or the Minister.