Singapore legislation
Regulation 19A
Regulation 19A
Costs
Subregulation 1
The following factors are relevant to a tribunal’s determination as to whether to make an order of costs under section 35(1)(f) of the Act in any proceedings:
whether the claim or counterclaim, or any part of it, in the proceedings was frivolous, vexatious or otherwise an abuse of the process of the tribunal;
whether a party to the proceedings failed, without reasonable excuse, to attend any consultation, mediation, conciliation or other proceedings which that party was requested or required to attend under the Act;
the conduct of the parties to the proceedings in relation to any attempt to resolve the dispute between them by mediation.
Subregulation 2
Where the Registrar is empowered under the Act to make an order under section 35 of the Act in any proceedings, any costs that the Registrar orders under section 35(1)(f) of the Act in favour of a party to the proceedings must not exceed the disbursements incurred by that party under the Act.
Subregulation 3
Paragraph (2) does not affect the Registrar’s power under section 17(2) of the Act to make an order under section 35 of the Act to give effect to the terms of a settlement agreed to by the parties to a dispute.
Subregulation 4
Any costs ordered under section 35(1)(f) of the Act must be paid within 7 days after the date of the order, unless a tribunal or the Registrar directs otherwise.