Singapore legislation
Regulation 62F
Regulation 62F
Reference to documents where no relevant witness is called
Subregulation 1
The Interim Orders Committee may, at any stage in the proceedings, refer to any written statement or medical reference material in respect of which no relevant witness is called, if —
every respondent to the inquiry consents to the reference; or
the Interim Orders Committee is satisfied that the reception of the written statement or medical reference material is desirable to enable the Interim Orders Committee to perform its duty or discharge its functions.
Subregulation 2
A copy of the written statement or medical reference material referred to in paragraph (1) must be made available to all the parties.
Subregulation 3
Where, despite the reference of any written statement or medical reference material by the Interim Orders Committee under paragraph (1), the Interim Orders Committee is of the opinion that it should be supplemented by oral testimony —
the Interim Orders Committee may request that a relevant witness be called as a witness and adjourn the hearing for the purpose; and
on subsequently resuming the hearing, unless the relevant witness gives oral evidence, the Interim Orders Committee may disregard the written statement or medical reference material.
Subregulation 4
In this regulation, “relevant witness”, in relation to —
any written statement — means the author of the statement; and
any medical reference material — means a medical expert witness.