Singapore legislation

Clause 16

of Subordinate Courts (Amendment) Bill

Clause 16

Amendment of section 68

Section 68 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsection:“(4) No judicial officer, officer of a subordinate court or court-appointed mediator shall be liable to be sued for an act done by him for the purposes of any mediation or other alternative dispute resolution process conducted by him in a subordinate court, if the act —

(a)

was done in good faith; and

(b)

did not involve any fraud or wilful misconduct on his part.”.