Singapore legislation
Regulation 28
Regulation 28
Consolidation or hearing together of appeals
Subregulation 1
Where 2 or more pending appeals involve the same organisation or person (whether as the appellant or as the organisation or person concerned in the appeals) or the same or similar issues, the Appeal Committee constituted to hear those appeals or the Chairman may at any time, on the request of any party to such an appeal or on the initiative of the Appeal Committee or the Chairman (as the case may be), direct that the appeals or any issue raised in the appeals be consolidated or heard together.
Subregulation 2
Before a direction under paragraph (1) is made, all parties to the appeals are entitled to make their submissions on the proposal to consolidate their respective appeals or to hear the appeals together, as the case may be.
Subregulation 3
Where any appeals or issues have been consolidated under paragraph (1), the Appeal Committee hearing the consolidated appeals or issues may —
permit the parties to those appeals to combine any documents in the appeal proceedings;
issue a combined direction or decision under section 48Q(5) of the Act for all or any of the consolidated appeals or issues; and
make such other directions as the Appeal Committee thinks fit for the proper administration of those appeals.