Singapore legislation

Regulation 13

of Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals Rules 2015

Regulation 13

Directions for and conduct of proceedings

Subregulation 1

The directions which a tribunal may give under rule 12 include directions on one or more of the following matters:

(a)

the giving of evidence orally or by written statement;

(b)

the time limited for giving oral testimony;

(c)

the calling of a witness to give evidence with a view to assisting in the resolution or disposal of the application, whether or not any party will be calling that witness to give evidence for that party;

(d)

the time limited for oral arguments;

(e)

the length of any written submissions;

(f)

subject to section 62A of the Evidence Act (Cap. 97), the giving of evidence through a live video or live television link;

(g)

subject to any written law or rule of law restricting the disclosure, or relating to the confidentiality, of any document or information —

(i)

the disclosure of any document or information;

(ii)

whether any document or information should be treated as confidential; and

(iii)

whether any party to the proceedings may inspect any document.

Subregulation 2

The tribunal may, where it considers it necessary for the just, expeditious or economical disposal of any cause or matter —

(a)

order that a person specified by the tribunal be called as a witness;

(b)

give directions for —

(i)

the filing of a written report by the specified person; and

(ii)

the examination and cross‑examination of the specified person; and

(c)

determine —

(i)

the sum to be paid to the specified person for each day during which that person is required to be present before the tribunal judge;

(ii)

who is to pay that sum; and

(iii)

if the tribunal orders 2 or more persons to pay that sum, how that sum is to be apportioned between those persons.