Singapore legislation
Regulation 5
of Legal Profession (Foreign Practitioner Examinations) Rules 2011
Regulation 5
Application to review decision of Director
Subregulation 1
Any person who, having applied under rule 4(2) to sit for a particular session of the Examinations, is aggrieved by a decision of the Director under rule 4(3) may, within 14 days after the date on which the decision was communicated to him, apply to the Institute in such manner as the Institute may specify for the decision to be reviewed by the Examinations Review Board.
Subregulation 2
Every application under paragraph (1) for a review of a decision of the Director shall be accompanied by a fee for that purpose of the amount specified in the Schedule.
Subregulation 3
Upon considering an application by an aggrieved person under paragraph (1), the Examinations Review Board may —
approve the person’s application under rule 4(2) to sit for a particular session of the Examinations —
unconditionally; or
subject to the person complying with such conditions as the Examinations Review Board may impose; or
affirm the decision of the Director.
Subregulation 4
Where the Examinations Review Board has approved under paragraph (3)(a)(i) a person’s application under rule 4(2) to sit for a particular session of the Examinations, the Examinations Review Board may order that the fee paid by the person under paragraph (2) be refunded to the person.
Subregulation 5
The Examinations Review Board shall give notice in writing to a person who has made an application under paragraph (1) of its decision, and the decision of the Examinations Review Board shall be final.