Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals Rules 2015

No. S 565

Community Disputes Resolution Act 2015

(ACT 7 OF 2015)

Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals
Rules 2015

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 32 of the Community Disputes Resolution Act 2015, we, the Rules Committee, make the following Rules:

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals Rules 2015 and come into operation on 1 October 2015.

Application of Rules and Rules of Court

2.—(1) These Rules apply to all proceedings in the Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals.

(2) Subject to the provisions of these Rules, the Rules of Court (Cap. 322, R 5) apply to all proceedings in and appeals from the Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals with the following modifications:

(a)	any reference to a Judge includes a reference to a tribunal judge;
(b)	any reference to a Court includes a reference to a Community Disputes Resolution Tribunal or a tribunal judge;
(c)	any reference to an originating process includes a reference to a claim under rule 5;
(d)	any reference to a pleading does not include a reference to a claim under rule 5;
(e)	Order 18, Rule 19 of the Rules of Court applies to a claim under rule 5 as if the claim were a pleading.

Forms

3.—(1) In these Rules, any reference to a “relevant Form” for any purpose for which a specific form is required to be used is a reference to the current version of the relevant form for that purpose set out in the practice directions.

(2) The forms set out in the practice directions, where applicable, may be used with such variations as the circumstances of the particular case require.

Powers of tribunal or Registrar for purpose of facilitating fair and expedient determination of matter

4. For the purpose of facilitating the fair and expedient determination of any matter in a tribunal —

(a)

the tribunal or the Registrar may make such order or direction as the tribunal or Registrar thinks necessary or appropriate, including —

(i)	any order or direction as to the procedure for any proceedings in the tribunal; and
(ii)	any order or direction for the modification or exclusion of any provision of these Rules or the Rules of Court (Cap. 322, R 5) in relation to those proceedings; and

(b)

despite anything to the contrary in these Rules or the Rules of Court, any application may be made in such manner as the tribunal or Registrar may direct.

Made on 25 September 2015.

SUNDARESH MENON

Chief Justice.

V K RAJAH, SC

Attorney-General.

BELINDA ANG SAW EAN

Judge.

TAY YONG KWANG

Judge.

QUENTIN LOH

Judge.

STEVEN CHONG

Judge.

VINODH COOMARASWAMY

Judge.

SEE KEE OON

Presiding Judge of the State Courts.

TAN PUAY BOON

District Judge.

CAVINDER BULL, SC

Advocate and Solicitor.

ANG CHENG HOCK, SC

Advocate and Solicitor.

[RSCS R7/7 Vol. 16; AG/LEGIS/SL/49C/2015/1 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 32(4) of the Community Disputes Resolution Act 2015).

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