Singapore legislation
Regulation 8
Regulation 8
Defence
Subregulation 1
The Agency must lodge with the Secretary or the Registrar (as the case may be) a defence within 30 days after the date on which the Agency received a copy of the notice of appeal.
Subregulation 2
The defence must —
be signed and dated by the Agency’s authorised representative for the appeal; (b)state —
the name, phone number and email address of the Agency’s authorised representative; and
an address in Singapore for service or to which documents in connection with the appeal may be sent;
contain —
a succinct presentation of the arguments of fact or law (or both) upon which the Agency will rely; and
the relief or directions (if any) sought by the Agency; (d)include any documents supporting the arguments mentioned in sub‑paragraph (c); and
subject to paragraph (3), be lodged in triplicate.
Subregulation 3
The Minister may, for circumstances in which it is not possible or practicable for the defence to be lodged in triplicate, specify any other manner by which the defence must be lodged.
Subregulation 4
Subject to paragraph (5) and regulation 9(2), the Secretary or the Registrar (as the case may be) must immediately forward a copy of the defence to the appellant upon receipt of the copy of the defence.
Subregulation 5
Where the Minister has not but intends to establish an Appeal Panel to consider and determine the appeal, the Minister may instruct the Secretary to defer forwarding a copy of the defence to the appellant until after the Appeal Panel is established.
Subregulation 6
The appeal authority may, on application of the Agency, extend the time limit provided under paragraph (1) for the lodging of the defence.