Singapore legislation
Regulation 4A
Regulation 4A
Compensation Board
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of these Regulations, the Armed Forces Council may also appoint a Compensation Board which shall consist of not less than 4 members.
Subregulation 2
The Compensation Board shall have power to make an award or vary any award made by an Awards Officer in respect of the death or disablement of a member, whether by increasing or decreasing such award, and the decision of the Compensation Board thereon shall be final and conclusive.
Subregulation 2A
The Compensation Board may regulate its own procedure for the conduct of an appeal under this regulation, including any proceedings leading up to the hearing of the appeal.
Subregulation 3
Without affecting paragraph (2A), the Compensation Board shall have power —
to call for any document relating to the appellant’s service from an Officer-in-charge of Records or to order the appellant to undergo a medical examination by a medical officer to be appointed by the Compensation Board in any particular case; and
to certify to an Officer-in-charge of Records any reasonable travelling and other expenses which may have been incurred by any person in appearing before the Compensation Board or before any medical officer appointed to make a medical examination of such person under this regulation.
Subregulation 4
Every appellant shall have the right to appear before the Compensation Board in person, or by a representative, but the Compensation Board may hear and determine any appeal in the absence of the appellant.
Subregulation 5
Every appeal under this regulation shall be brought within 12 months of the date on which the decision of an Awards Officer is notified to the appellant but the Compensation Board may allow an appeal to be brought after the expiration of the period limited by this regulation if it considers that there was a reasonable excuse for the delay.