Singapore legislation
Regulation 13
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:
the giving of evidence orally or by written statement;
the time limited for giving oral testimony;
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;
the time limited for oral arguments;
the length of any written submissions;
subject to section 62A of the Evidence Act (Cap. 97), the giving of evidence through a live video or live television link;
subject to any written law or rule of law restricting the disclosure, or relating to the confidentiality, of any document or information —
the disclosure of any document or information;
whether any document or information should be treated as confidential; and
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 —
order that a person specified by the tribunal be called as a witness;
give directions for —
the filing of a written report by the specified person; and
the examination and cross‑examination of the specified person; and
determine —
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;
who is to pay that sum; and
if the tribunal orders 2 or more persons to pay that sum, how that sum is to be apportioned between those persons.