Singapore legislation

Regulation 5

of Women’s Charter (Family Violence) Rules 2024

Regulation 5

Prescribed electronic monitoring arrangements, etc., under section 60C

Subregulation 1

For the purposes of section 60C(2), the court may require X to comply with arrangement A or arrangement B or both.

Subregulation 2

For the purposes of section 60C(3), the court may direct Y or an authorised person or both of them to give effect to arrangement A or arrangement B or both.

Subregulation 3

Under arrangement A (monitoring using wearable device only) —

(a)

an authorised person must issue X with a wearable electronic monitoring device, and for this purpose X must attend at the time and place specified by the authorised person;

(b)

X must wear the device at the times and in the manner specified by an authorised person;

(c)

X must comply with any requirement specified by an authorised person to ensure the proper functioning of the device;

(d)

X must comply with any requirement specified by an authorised person to support the electronic monitoring of X’s whereabouts by the device;

(e)

X must not obstruct the monitoring of X’s whereabouts by the device (whether by tampering with the device or otherwise); (f)X must immediately inform an authorised person if the device malfunctions or is damaged, destroyed or lost; (g)X must return the device at the time and place specified by an authorised person; and

(h)

Y must not obstruct the monitoring of X’s whereabouts by the device (whether by tampering with the device or otherwise).Example of wearable device under arrangement A A wearable device that can be located using Global Positioning System (GPS) technology.

Subregulation 4

Under arrangement B (monitoring using wearable device and fixed device) —

(a)

an authorised person must —

(i)

install a fixed electronic monitoring device (called the fixed device) at Y’s home or any other place that the protector considers appropriate; and

(ii)

issue X with a wearable electronic monitoring device (called the wearable device), and for this purpose X must attend at the time and place specified by the authorised person;

(b)

X must give any necessary permission for an authorised person to install, maintain, repair or retrieve the fixed device;

(c)

X must wear the wearable device at the times and in the manner specified by an authorised person;

(d)

X must comply with any requirement specified by an authorised person to ensure the proper functioning of the wearable device;

(e)

X must comply with any requirement specified by an authorised person to support the electronic monitoring of X’s whereabouts by both devices;

(f)

X must not obstruct the monitoring of X’s whereabouts by both devices (whether by tampering with the devices or otherwise);

(g)

X must immediately inform an authorised person if the wearable device malfunctions or is damaged, destroyed or lost;

(h)

X must return the wearable device at the time and place specified by an authorised person;

(i)

Y must give any necessary permission for an authorised person to install, maintain, repair or retrieve the fixed device;

(j)

Y must comply with any requirement specified by an authorised person to ensure the proper functioning of the fixed device;

(k)

Y must comply with any requirement specified by an authorised person to support the electronic monitoring of X’s whereabouts by both devices;

(l)

Y must not obstruct the monitoring of X’s whereabouts by both devices (whether by tampering with the devices or otherwise); and

(m)

Y must immediately inform an authorised person if the fixed device malfunctions or is damaged, destroyed or lost.Example of wearable device and fixed device under arrangement B A wearable radio frequency tag that transmits to a home monitoring unit that is fixed at Y’s home.

Subregulation 5

In this rule —

Definition

“authorised person” means a protector or a person acting under the general or specific directions of a protector;

Definition

“electronic monitoring device” means a device that, by itself or together with any other device, may be used to monitor a person’s whereabouts through electronic means.