Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
Regulation 4
Procedure for appeals to Appeals Board
Subregulation 1
Any person who is aggrieved by, and wishes to appeal against, an appealable decision shall appeal to the Appeals Board by lodging with the secretary —
within a period of 14 days after being notified of the appealable decision, a notice of appeal containing a brief description of the decision appealed against, in Form 1 in the Schedule; and
within a period of 21 days after the date on which such notice of appeal is lodged, the following documents:
a petition of appeal containing particulars of the decision appealed against, the issues arising in the appeal and the grounds of appeal, in Form 2 in the Schedule; and
any supporting document referred to in the petition of appeal or relied on in support of the appeal.
Subregulation 2
The Appeals Board may, subject to such conditions as it may impose, accept any document referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (1) which is lodged by the appellant after the expiration of the period specified in that sub-paragraph, if the Appeals Board is satisfied that the appellant was unable to lodge that document within that period —
due to the appellant’s absence from Singapore or illness; or
due to any other reason which is not caused by any unreasonable delay on the part of the appellant.
Subregulation 3
The secretary shall, as soon as practicable after receipt of a notice of appeal under paragraph (1)(a) and a petition of appeal and any document referred to in paragraph (1)(b), serve a copy of that notice of appeal and that petition of appeal and other document on the Agency.
Subregulation 4
The Agency shall, within a period of 21 days after the date of receipt of a copy of the petition of appeal and other document referred to in paragraph (1)(b), unless earlier withdrawn or deemed withdrawn, provide the Appeals Board and the appellant with a succinct presentation of the arguments of fact or law upon which the Agency will rely in responding to each ground of appeal, together with the supporting documents, if any.