Singapore legislation
Regulation 18
of Registration of Criminals (Reviewing Tribunal) Rules 2023
Regulation 18
Defence
Subregulation 1
The Registrar may serve on the Reviewing Tribunal a defence after receiving a copy of the notice of appeal from the Secretary forwarded under rule 14(2)(b).
Subregulation 2
Subject to paragraph (3), the Registrar must serve the defence on the Reviewing Tribunal no later than 7 working days after the date that the Registrar receives the copy of the notice of appeal (called in this rule the relevant date).
Subregulation 3
Despite paragraph (2), the Registrar may serve the defence on the Reviewing Tribunal no later than 30 days after the relevant date if the Registrar notifies the Secretary, no later than 7 days after the relevant date, that the Registrar has applied or will be applying to the Minister for the Minister to certify, under section 44(2) of the Act, that —
the appellant’s identifying information or DNA information in question was taken in relation to an offence under the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021 or the Internal Security Act 1960; and
it is in the interests of the security of Singapore to retain the appellant’s identifying information or DNA information.
Subregulation 4
Any defence to a notice of appeal —
must cite the number assigned under rule 14(1)(b) to the notice of appeal;
must state a contact address for the service of documents on the Registrar in connection with appeal proceedings relating to the notice of appeal;
must contain —
a succinct presentation of the arguments upon which the Registrar will rely in responding to each ground of appeal in the notice of appeal; or
a copy of a certificate issued by the Minister under section 44(2) of the Act; and
must be signed and dated by the Registrar.