Protection from Harassment Act 2014 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Actions and Orders
16BAA. Interim notification (administrator) order
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A court may make an interim notification (administrator) order against the respondent in relation to an application for a correction (administrator) order if —
court
“court”, for the purposes of sections 12 and 13 and Division 2 of Part 3, means a District Court (including the Protection from Harassment Court) or a Family Court;
the court is satisfied that there is prima facie evidence that —
any material consisting of or containing the relevant statement (called in this section the specified material) has been or is being published on an online location;
the relevant statement is a false statement of fact; and
the publication of the specified material on the online location administered by the respondent has caused or is likely to cause the subject harm; and
it is just and equitable in the circumstances to make the interim notification (administrator) order.
An interim notification (administrator) order may require the respondent to publish in Singapore an interim (administrator) notice, within a specified time —
publish
“publish”, in relation to a communication or statement, means to make the communication or statement available in any form such that the communication or statement is or can be heard, seen or otherwise perceived by the public in Singapore or a member of the public in Singapore, and includes cause to be published;
to any specified person or description of persons; and
in a specified form and manner, which may include publication at a specified online location, or in specified proximity to every copy of the specified material published on the online location administered by the respondent that consists of or contains the relevant statement.
An interim (administrator) notice must —
state that there is a pending application for a correction (administrator) order in respect of the specified material; and
be in such form and published in such manner as may be specified in the interim notification (administrator) order.