Online Criminal Harms Act 2023 · Updated to 15 Sep 2026 · Part 12 · General
57. Immunity
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
No person or officer, employee or agent of the person shall incur any civil or criminal liability under any written law or rule of law, or be liable for any breach of confidence or to any disciplinary action by a professional body, for doing or omitting to do any act, if the act is done or omitted to be done with reasonable care and in good faith and for the purpose of complying with or giving effect to —
any Part 2 direction given to the person;
any requirement of a code of practice applicable to the person;
any rectification notice given to the person;
any implementation directive given to the person;
any Part 6 order given to the person; or
any written notice under section 47 or 48 given to the person.
No liability shall lie against a designated officer, the competent authority, an authorised officer, a police officer or an enforcement officer, the Secretary to the Reviewing Tribunals or a member of an Appeals Advisory Committee for anything done or intended to be done with reasonable care and in good faith in the execution or purported execution of this Act.
designated officer
“designated officer” means a designated officer appointed under section 4;
Terms defined in s 2
authorised officer
Defined · s 2“authorised officer” means an authorised officer appointed under section 4;
code of practice
Defined · s 2“code of practice” or “code” means a code of practice issued under section 21(1), and includes a code of practice varied under section 21(2) or 26(7);
competent authority
Defined · s 2“competent authority” means the competent authority appointed under section 3;
designated officer
Defined · s 2“designated officer” means a designated officer appointed under section 4;
implementation directive
Defined · s 2“implementation directive” or “directive” means a directive to implement any system, process or measure made under section 24;
Part 2 direction
Defined · s 2“Part 2 direction” means any of the following directions:(a)an access blocking direction;(b)an account restriction direction;(c)an app removal direction;(d)a disabling direction;(e)a stop communication direction;
Part 6 order
Defined · s 2“Part 6 order” means any of the following orders:(a)an access blocking order;(b)an app removal order;(c)a service restriction order;
rectification notice
Defined · s 2“rectification notice” means a notice to rectify any non‑compliance with a code of practice made under section 23;