Singapore legislation
Regulation 34
Regulation 34
Confidential nature of proceedings
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (3), the parties, the Appeals Secretary, the Appeal Advisory Committee and all other persons must at all times treat all matters relating to the appeal proceedings as confidential.
Subregulation 2
Subject to paragraph (3), a person must not, unless authorised by the Minister, disclose any information, document or evidence (whether oral or documentary) tendered or produced in any appeal proceedings, or any part thereof, to any person other than —
the Minister (or the Minister’s legal representative);
the Appeals Secretary;
a member of the Appeal Advisory Committee;
the Authority (or any of the Authority’s authorised officers or legal representatives); or
the appellant (or any of the appellant’s authorised representatives or legal representatives).
Subregulation 3
Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply to —
the disclosure of the Minister’s decision in an appeal, or any part thereof; and
the disclosure of any information, document or evidence, or any part thereof —
by the person who tendered or produced such information or document; or
which is in the public domain.
Subregulation 4
Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.