Singapore legislation
Regulation 9
of Supreme Court of Judicature (Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation) Rules 2019
Regulation 9
Hearing date
Subregulation 1
An appellant must, after filing the appellant’s originating application and supporting affidavit in the Registry, attend before the Duty Registrar to request for a hearing date for the appeal.
Subregulation 2
The appellant must comply with paragraph (1) —
within the office hours of the Registry on the day that the appellant’s originating application and supporting affidavit are filed in the Registry; or
if the originating application and supporting affidavit are filed in the Registry after the office hours of the Registry, within the office hours of the Registry on the next working day.
Subregulation 3
If the appellant complies with paragraph (1) within the time specified in paragraph (2)(a) or (b), the Duty Registrar must, unless the appellant requests for a later hearing date, appoint as a hearing date for the appeal a date that is 6 working days after the later of —
the date on which the appellant’s originating application and supporting affidavit are accepted by the Registry; and
the date on which the appellant attended before the Duty Registrar.
Subregulation 4
If the appellant files the appellant’s originating application and supporting affidavit in the Registry, but fails to attend before the Duty Registrar within the time specified in paragraph (2)(a) or (b), the Registrar may appoint a hearing date for the appeal as the Registrar thinks fit, being a date not earlier than 6 working days after the date on which the appellant’s originating application and supporting affidavit are accepted by the Registrar.
Subregulation 5
Unless the Duty Registrar directs otherwise, any application to stay the Direction against which an appeal is brought pending the determination of the appeal is to be heard together with the appeal.