Singapore legislation

Regulation 5

of Personal Data Protection (Appeal) Regulations 2021

Regulation 5

Summary dismissal of appeal

Subregulation 1

The Appeal Committee may summarily dismiss an appeal against an appealable decision and confirm the appealable decision at any stage in the appeal proceedings if —

(a)

the Appeal Committee considers that the Notice of Appeal discloses no valid ground of appeal;

(b)

the Appeal Committee considers that the appellant is not a person entitled to appeal under section 48Q of the Act; (c)the Appeal Committee is satisfied that the appellant has habitually and persistently, and without reasonable ground —

(i)

made vexatious appeals to the Appeal Committee; or

(ii)

made vexatious applications in the appeal proceedings before the Appeal Committee; or

(d)

the appellant has, without reasonable excuse, failed to comply with —

(i)

any time delimited under the Act or these Regulations for the submission of any document, application or information in the appeal proceedings; or

(ii)

any direction of the Appeal Committee.

Subregulation 2

Where the Appeal Committee dismisses an appeal under paragraph (1), the Appeal Committee may make such consequential order as the Appeal Committee thinks fit.