Disclosure of audiovisual recording of statement to persons other than accused and accused’s advocate
4.—(1)  This rule applies to every audiovisual recording of a statement recorded under section 22 or 23 of the Code in the form of an audiovisual recording.
(2)  Subject to compliance with paragraph (3), any of the following persons may be permitted, by the investigation officer of an offence that the accused is charged with or by the supervisor of that officer, to attend a viewing of an audiovisual recording mentioned in paragraph (1) together with the defence:
(a)any expert who is engaged by the defence for the purposes of the criminal proceedings for that offence, whether or not the defence intends to call, or is considering whether to call, that expert as a witness for the defence in those criminal proceedings;
(b)any person who —
(i)is engaged by the defence to make a transcript of the whole or any part of that audiovisual recording; and
(ii)is in the business of making transcripts of recordings;
(c)any person who —
(i)is engaged by the defence to interpret or translate anything contained in that audiovisual recording; and
(ii)is qualified to give that interpretation or translation;
(d)any other person who is authorised by a relevant officer.
(3)  At least 10 days before the intended date of the viewing mentioned in paragraph (2), the defence must inform the investigation officer of all of the following matters:
(a)the intended date of that viewing;
(b)the name of any person mentioned in paragraph (2)(a), (b), (c) or (d) whom the defence wishes to be permitted to attend that viewing;
(c)in any case where that person is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore, that person’s NRIC number;
(d)in any case where that person is not a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore, that person’s Foreign Identification Number or passport number;
(e)whether that person is a person mentioned in paragraph (2)(a), (b), (c) or (d).
(4)  To avoid doubt, even if the defence complies with paragraph (3), the viewing mentioned in paragraph (2) may take place on a later date than the intended date mentioned in paragraph (3).