Division 4 — Miscellaneous
Authorised nominating bodies
29.  An authorised nominating body appointed under section 39M of the Act must —
(a)establish and maintain a register of assessors;
(b)comply with any requirement of these Regulations; and
(c)provide the Registrar with any information or document requested by the Registrar from time to time in relation to the activities of the authorised nominating body or the register of assessors established under paragraph (a).
Effect of non-compliance
30.  Where, in any matter under this Part that is before the Registrar or any proceedings before an assessor, there has been a failure to comply with any requirement of these Regulations, that failure is treated as an irregularity and does not nullify the proceedings in question, any step taken in the proceedings, or any direction or order given by the Registrar or assessor, unless otherwise provided in these Regulations or directed by the Registrar or assessor.
Correction of error in assessor’s determination
31.  An assessor may, on his or her own motion or on the application of a party to the assessor’s determination made in Form 12, correct any clerical mistake, or error arising from an accidental slip or omission, in the determination.
Extension of time
32.—(1)  The Registrar may, before the date an assessor is appointed to make a determination —
(a)on his or her initiative; or
(b)on an application submitted to the Registrar,
and on such terms as the Registrar thinks just, extend, or further extend, in a particular case the period within which a party to the determination is required, by these Regulations or a direction of the Registrar, to submit to the Registrar, or serve on any other party to the determination, any document or form to be submitted to the Registrar, or served on another party to the determination, except that the total period of all extensions must not exceed 56 days.
(2)  The assessor appointed to make a determination may, on or after the date the assessor is appointed to make a determination —
(a)on his or her initiative; or
(b)on an application submitted to the assessor by a party to the determination,
and on such terms as the assessor thinks just, extend, or further extend, in a particular case the period within which a party to the determination is required by these Regulations to submit to the assessor, or serve on any other party to the determination, any document or form to be submitted to the assessor, or served on another party to the determination, except that the total period of all extensions must not exceed 56 days.
(3)  The Registrar or assessor may extend the period mentioned in paragraph (1) or (2) even though —
(a)in the case of paragraph (1)(a) or (2)(a) — that period has expired; or
(b)in the case of paragraph (1)(b) or (2)(b) — the application for the extension is made after the expiration of that period,
but only if the extension or the application for the extension (as the case may be) is made within 56 days immediately after the expiry of the period within which the party to the determination is required to do that thing under these Regulations.
Registry of Assessors
33.—(1)  For the purposes of the administration of Part 8C of the Act and these Regulations, there is to be established an office called the Registry of Assessors.
(2)  The Registry —
(a)is under the control and supervision of the Registrar; and
(b)provides administrative and secretarial support to the Registrar.
(3)  The office hours of the Registry are —
(a)between 9 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. from Monday to Friday (except public holidays); but
(b)if any such day is the eve of the New Year, Lunar New Year or Christmas, between 9 a.m. and 12 noon.
Records
34.—(1)  The Registrar must keep the records of every determination, including the documents submitted by parties to the determination to an assessor.
(2)  The records may be kept in a manner and form determined by the Registrar.
(3)  After an assessor has made a determination, a party to the determination may, on payment of any fee that may be prescribed by an order under section 46(1) of the Interpretation Act (Cap. 1) —
(a)search the record relating to that determination; and
(b)take a copy of the record.
(4)  The records must be kept for a period of 2 years after the date of the assessor’s determination.
Registrar’s directives
35.—(1)  The Registrar may issue directives for the purposes of these Regulations and for proceedings before an assessor.
(2)  Without limiting paragraph (1), a Registrar’s directive may provide guidance on the following:
(a)documents and information that may be required by the Registrar or an assessor for an assessor’s determination;
(b)the practice and procedure for an application for an extension of time;
(c)the practice and procedure for searching and taking copies of records of the Registrar kept under regulation 34.
Publication of determinations
36.  Where, in the Registrar’s opinion, an assessor’s determination ought to be published, the Registrar may publish the facts of the case, the arguments and the determination without disclosing the names of the parties concerned or any information that may disclose their identities.