Singapore legislation

Regulation 21

of Family Justice (Protection from Harassment) Rules 2024

Regulation 21

Joinder as party

A Family Court may, on an application by any of the following persons, join that person as a party to any PH proceedings in the Family Court:

(a)

where the PH proceedings relate to an application for a protection order requiring an internet intermediary to disable access to an alleged offending communication — a third party that published the alleged offending communication by means of an internet intermediary service provided by the internet intermediary;

(b)

where the PH proceedings relate to a false statement order or an interim false statement order —

(i)

the author of the relevant statement to which that order relates; or

(ii)

an individual or entity that published the relevant statement to which that order relates;

(c)

any other person who has standing to be joined in the proceedings.