Singapore legislation
Regulation 6
Regulation 6
Disclosure of facts or information relating to treatment for sexual sterilisation
Subregulation 1
A person mentioned in section 5(1)(a) or (b) of the Act may only disclose facts or information relating to any treatment for sexual sterilisation to the following persons and for the following purposes: (a)a public officer of the Ministry of Health authorised by the Director-General of Health, so that the officer may carry out his or her duties under the Act; (b)the Attorney-General or a public officer authorised by the Attorney-General, so that he or she may carry out his or her duties in relation to any offence committed under any written law; (c)a police officer not below the rank of superintendent or any other police officer authorised by that police officer, for the purpose of investigating whether an offence has been committed under any written law; (d)a public officer authorised by the Minister under section 6 of the Act, for the purpose of investigating whether an offence has been committed under the Act;
a police officer, for the purpose of providing the police officer with information under sections 22 and 424 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010;
a police officer or forensic pathologist appointed under the Coroners Act 2010, for the purpose of investigating whether an offence has been committed under any written law;
any registered medical practitioner or other health staff, for the purpose of, or in relation to, carrying out any treatment or care for, or counselling, the person who has undergone the treatment for sexual sterilisation;
any other person as may be ordered by a court.
Subregulation 2
To avoid doubt and except as provided in paragraph (1), any fact or information relating to any treatment for sexual sterilisation must not be disclosed to any person for any purpose unless the person who has undergone the treatment has given his or her express consent to the disclosure.
Subregulation 3
In paragraph (1)(g), “health staff” means any employee of a health institution —
who is involved in the care and management of the person undergoing or who has undergone the treatment for sexual sterilisation; and (b)who requires access to facts and information relating to such treatment of that person in the course of the duties or employment of the employee.