Singapore legislation

Regulation 8

of Women’s Charter (Enforcement of Maintenance Orders under Division 3 of Part 9) Regulations 2024

Regulation 8

Prescribed matters and information for purposes of section 89(1)(b) of Act

For the purposes of section 89(1)(b) of the Act, the prescribed matters and information to be contained in an MEO’s report in relation to a referred application under section 84(1) of the Act are the following:

(a)

the date of each conciliation session convened or conducted by an MEO in relation to the referred application;

(b)

whether the applicant or respondent attended each conciliation session mentioned in paragraph (a) on each date fixed by an MEO, and if not, the reason for the applicant’s or respondent’s non‑attendance, as the case may be;

(c)

a summary of the matters discussed at each conciliation session mentioned in paragraph (a), including what the parties agreed and disagreed on;

(d)

the outcome of each conciliation session mentioned in paragraph (a);

(e)

whether an MEO referred any party to financial assistance under section 85 of the Act, and if so, the outcome of the referral, including whether the outcome is still pending;

(f)

whether the party mentioned in paragraph (e) received the financial assistance, and if so, the details of the financial assistance received by the party;

(g)

any other matter or information relating to the referred application that, in the MEO’s opinion, should be brought to the court’s attention.