Singapore legislation
Regulation 37C
Regulation 37C
Initial hearing
Subregulation 1
Before the date of an initial hearing (other than a hearing that has been adjourned), the Council shall make available to each member of the Interim Orders Committee concerned —
a copy of the notice referred to in regulation 37B(1);
any document that was produced in connection with the case; and
any observation in writing submitted by or on behalf of the registered person pursuant to the notice.
Subregulation 2
The Council shall make available to the registered person any document that has been made available to the Interim Orders Committee under paragraph (1)(b).
Subregulation 3
Subject to paragraph (4), the Interim Orders Committee may receive oral, documentary or other evidence of any fact or matter which it considers relevant to its inquiry.
Subregulation 4
No person shall give oral evidence at the hearing unless the Interim Orders Committee considers that such evidence is necessary to enable it to discharge its functions.
Subregulation 5
The Interim Orders Committee may, at any stage in its proceedings allow a party to produce at the hearing any written evidence —
with the consent of the registered person; or
where, after consultation with the legal assessor, it is satisfied that the reception of such written evidence is desirable to enable it to perform its functions,notwithstanding that a copy of such written evidence has not been given to the other party before the hearing or that its author is not being called as a witness.
Subregulation 6
Where the written evidence referred to in paragraph (5) is produced at the hearing, a copy of the written evidence shall be given to the registered person, the Council’s solicitor and the Interim Orders Committee.
Subregulation 7
At the hearing, the Interim Orders Committee may invite the Council’s solicitor to address it as to whether an order under section 58 of the Act should be made and the registered person or his counsel shall be given the opportunity to speak last.
Subregulation 8
Subject to paragraph (7), the procedure at the hearing shall be such as the Interim Orders Committee may determine.
Subregulation 9
At the hearing, the Council’s solicitor and the registered person or his counsel may, subject to paragraph (4), call witnesses and may put questions to any person called as a witness.
Subregulation 10
Members of the Interim Orders Committee may put questions to any person called as a witness.