Singapore legislation

Regulation 10

of Women’s Charter (Family Violence) Rules 2024

Regulation 10

Prescribed persons under section 65

For the purposes of section 65(7), the following classes of persons are prescribed as support persons:

(a)

allied health professionals;

(b)

approved welfare officers;

(c)

auxiliary police officers;

(d)

counsellors;

(e)

paramedics;

(f)

persons who are acting under the general or specific directions of a protector for the purposes of the definition of “authorised person” in rule 5(5);

(g)

police officers;

(h)

psychiatrists;

(i)

psychologists;

(j)

public officers;

(k)

registered medical practitioners;

(l)

registered nurses;

(m)

social service workers;

(n)

the staff of, or volunteers with, any organisation or person that is a Council member as defined by section 2 of the National Council of Social Service Act 1992, but only if the organisation or person provides services to persons who are at risk of family violence;

(o)

the staff of, or volunteers with, a charity, but only if the charity provides services to persons who are at risk of family violence.

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