Singapore legislation
Regulation 26
Regulation 26
Oral hearing — Procedure
Subregulation 1
Where an oral hearing is held, the oral hearing must be opened and directed by the chairperson of the Appeal Advisory Committee.
Subregulation 2
The Appeal Advisory Committee must, so far as it appears to the Committee to be appropriate, seek to avoid undue formality in the appeal proceedings, and must conduct the oral hearing in any manner that it considers to be appropriate for the clarification of the issues before it and generally for the just, expeditious and economical conduct of the proceedings.
Subregulation 3
Unless the Appeal Advisory Committee otherwise directs —
where a party fails, in accordance with any direction of the Committee, to notify the Committee and the other party of a witness that the firstmentioned party proposes to call upon to give evidence before the Committee, the firstmentioned party must not call that witness; and
an expert or witness of fact must not be heard unless the relevant expert report or witness statement has been submitted before the oral hearing of an appeal and in accordance with any direction of the Committee.
Subregulation 4
The Appeal Advisory Committee may limit the cross‑examination of witnesses to any extent or in any manner it considers appropriate.
Subregulation 5
If, at the time appointed for the oral hearing of an appeal, any party to the appeal proceedings does not appear, the Appeal Advisory Committee may, if the Committee is satisfied that the party has been duly notified of the oral hearing, proceed with the oral hearing.