Singapore legislation

Regulation 5

of Workplace Safety and Health (Learning Report) Regulations 2019

Regulation 5

Offences

Subregulation 1

A person commits an offence if —

(a)

the person is, or has been, an interested person; (b)the person discloses information to another person (other than an authorised recipient of the interested person);

(c)

when disclosing the information, the person knew, or is reckless as to whether, the information is restricted information; and

(d)

the information is restricted information.

Subregulation 2

A person commits an offence if —

(a)

the person receives information from an interested person (whether as an authorised recipient of the interested person or otherwise), or from an authorised recipient of an interested person;

(b)

the person discloses information to another person; (c)when disclosing the information, the person knew, or is reckless as to whether, the information is restricted information; and

(d)

the information is restricted information.

Subregulation 3

A person commits an offence if —

(a)

the person obtains information in the possession of an interested person, or an authorised recipient of an interested person, without the knowledge of the interested person or authorised recipient, as the case may be;

(b)

the person discloses information to another person; (c)when disclosing the information, the person knew, or is reckless as to whether, the information is restricted information; and

(d)

the information is restricted information.

Subregulation 4

A person who is guilty of an offence under paragraph (1), (2) or (3) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

Subregulation 5

In this regulation, “restricted information” means either of the following information: (a)before the date of publication of a learning report — any information contained in a draft of a learning report;

(b)

on or after the date of publication of a learning report — any information contained in a draft of a learning report that is not contained in the learning report published by the Commissioner.

Subregulation 6

To avoid doubt, for the purposes of paragraph (5)(a), any information contained in a draft of a learning report is restricted information even if the same information is subsequently contained in the learning report published by the Commissioner.