Parliament of Singapore, Inquiries Act 2007 (Now Cap. 139A) (2007)
“ Every member of an inquiry body shall, in the exercise of his duty as a member, have the same protection and immunity as a judge. (2) Every witness summoned to attend or appearing before the inquiry body shall have the same privileges and immunities, and shall in addition to the penalties provided by this Act be subject to the same liabilities in any civil or criminal proceedings, as a witness in any case tried in a court. ”
Parliament of Singapore, Inquiries Act 2007 (Now Cap. 139A) (2007)
“ No evidence taken in the course of any inquiry shall be admissible as evidence in any proceedings against the person who gave the evidence, other than proceedings, whether criminal or disciplinary, for an offence under this Act or an offence of giving or fabricating false evidence under any written law. ”
Parliament of Singapore, Inquiries Act 2007 (Now Cap. 139A) (2007)
“ Any person who wilfully threatens, insults, injures or causes loss or disadvantage to any person for having given evidence, or on account of the evidence which he has given before the inquiry body, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or to both. ”
