Division 1 - Consent
13. - Consent required14. - Provision of consent15. - Deemed consent16. - Withdrawal of consent17. - Collection, use and disclosure without consentDivision 2 - Purpose
18. - Limitation of purpose and extent19. - Personal data collected before appointed day20. - Notification of purposeDivision 1 - Preliminary
36. - Interpretation of this Part37. - Meaning of “specified message”38. - Application of this PartDivision 2 - Administration
39. - Register40. - Applications41. - Evidence42. - Information on terminated Singapore telephone numberDivision 3 - Specified message to Singapore telephone number
43. - Duty to check register44. - Contact information45. - Calling line identity not to be concealed46. - Consent47. - Withdrawal of consent48. - Defence for employee49. - Advisory guidelines50. - Powers of investigation51. - Offences and penalties52. - Offences by bodies corporate, etc.53. - Liability of employers for acts of employees54. - Jurisdiction of court55. - Composition of offences56. - General penalties57. - Public servants and public officers58. - Evidence in proceedings59. - Preservation of secrecy60. - Protection from personal liability61. - Symbol of Commission62. - Power to exempt63. - Certificate as to national interest64. - Amendment of Schedules65. - Power to make regulations66. - Rules of Court67. - Saving and transitional provisions68. - Dissolution
1. - An organisation may collect personal data about an individual without the consent of the individual or from a source other2. - In this paragraph and paragraph 1(h) —3. - (1) The conditions in this paragraph shall apply if the personal data is collected under paragraph 1(p).4. - For the avoidance of doubt, personal data disclosed before the appointed day in the circumstances and conditions set out in
1. - An organisation may disclose personal data about an individual without the consent of the individual in any of the following2. - In the case of disclosure under paragraph 1(c), the organisation shall, as soon as may be practicable, notify the individual3. - (1) The conditions in this paragraph shall apply to personal data disclosed under paragraph 1(p).4. - Paragraph 1(q) shall not apply unless —5. - For the avoidance of doubt, personal data collected before the appointed day in the circumstances and conditions set out in
“proceedings” means any civil, criminal or administrative proceedings by or before a court, tribunal or regulatory authority that is related to the allegation of —
(5) The interest payable on the outstanding amount of any financial penalty imposed under subsection (2)(d) and for payment by instalment (as may be directed by the Commission in its discretion) of any financial penalty imposed under subsection (2)(d) shall be at such rate as the Commission may direct, which shall not exceed the rate prescribed in the Rules of Court in respect of judgment debts.
(1) For the purposes of enforcement of any direction made by the Commission under section 28(2) or 29, the Commission may apply for the direction to be registered in a District Court in accordance with the Rules of Court and the District Court shall register the direction in accordance with the Rules of Court.
(2) From the date of registration of any direction under subsection (1), the direction shall be of the same force and effect, and all proceedings may be taken on the direction, for the purposes of enforcement as if it had been an order originally obtained in the District Court which shall have power to enforce it accordingly.
(3) A District Court shall have jurisdiction to enforce any direction in accordance with subsection (2) regardless of the monetary amount involved and may, for the purpose of enforcing such direction, make any order —
(1) Any person who suffers loss or damage directly as a result of a contravention of any provision in Part IV, V or VI by an organisation shall have a right of action for relief in civil proceedings in a court.
(3) The court may grant to the plaintiff in an action under subsection (1) all or any of the following:
(c) such other relief as the court thinks fit.
(1) An appeal against, or with respect to, a direction or decision of an Appeal Committee shall lie to the High Court —
(3) The High Court shall hear and determine any such appeal and may —
(b) make such further or other order on such appeal, whether as to costs or otherwise, as the Court may think fit.
(4) There shall be such further right of appeal from decisions of the High Court under this section as exists in the case of decisions made by that Court in the exercise of its original civil jurisdiction.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68), a District Court shall have jurisdiction to try any offence under this Act and shall have power to impose the full penalty or punishment in respect of the offence.
(1) The Commission, the Appeal Panel, an Appeal Committee, their members and anyone acting for or under the direction of the Commission shall not give or be compelled to give evidence in a court or in any other proceedings in respect of any information obtained in performing their duties or exercising their powers or functions under this Act, except —
(ii) is lawfully required by any court, or lawfully required or permitted under this Act or any other written law.
Rules of Court may be made to provide for the practice and procedure relating to actions under section 32 and appeals under section 35, including the requirement that the plaintiff notify the Commission upon commencing any such action or appeal, and for matters related thereto.
(iii) by a court, arbitral institution or mediation centre; or
(2) An Appeal Committee shall have the powers, rights and privileges vested in a District Court on the hearing of an action, including —
(5) A witness before an Appeal Committee shall be entitled to the same immunities and privileges as if he were a witness before a District Court.
(1) The Commission or any inspector may apply to a court for a warrant and the court may issue such a warrant if it is satisfied that —
(3) If, in the case of a warrant under sub-paragraph (1)(b), the court is satisfied that it is reasonable to suspect that there are also on the premises other documents relating to the investigation concerned, the warrant shall also authorise the actions mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) to be taken in relation to any such document.
