Singapore legislation

Regulation 68

of Copyright Tribunals (Procedure) Regulations 2021

Regulation 68

Procedure

Subregulation 1

The Tribunal may determine the procedure at and in connection with the inquiry and admit evidence for the purposes of the inquiry.

Subregulation 2

A party to an inquiry under section 262(2) is entitled to give evidence and may —

(a)

call witnesses;

(b)

produce or refer to documents mentioned in the party’s filed list; and

(c)

be given an opportunity to put questions directly to any other person giving evidence.

Subregulation 3

Despite paragraph (2)(b), a party is entitled to produce or refer to any document not mentioned in the party’s filed list, if —

(a)

the Tribunal grants permission to produce or refer to the document; or

(b)

the document —

(i)

is mentioned in any other party’s filed list; or

(ii)

has been produced or referred to at the inquiry by any other party.

Subregulation 4

If any party to the inquiry fails to appear, the Tribunal may proceed with the inquiry in that party’s absence or may adjourn the inquiry until a later date.

Subregulation 5

Before concluding any inquiry in the absence of any party, the Tribunal must consider any documents filed by that party in accordance with these Regulations if the documents have been disclosed to the other parties before or at the inquiry.

Subregulation 6

The Tribunal may adjourn the inquiry and —

(a)

if the date, time and place of the adjourned inquiry are announced at the inquiry — no further notice of the inquiry is required; or

(b)

if sub‑paragraph (a) does not apply — notice of the adjourned inquiry must be advertised in accordance with regulation 65(2).

Subregulation 7

In this regulation, “filed list”, in relation to a party to an inquiry, means the list of documents accompanying the notice filed by the party in accordance with regulation 65(3)(f)(ii) or any amendment to the list of documents filed under regulation 66.