【跨境合规】新加坡《个人信息保护法》（PDPA ）中英对照摘录（二十三）

附表七

第 48P 条第 (5) 款

数据保护上诉专家组和数据保护上诉委员会的组成和程序

数据保护上诉专家组

1.(1) 数据保护上诉专家组由不超过 30 名成员组成，由部长根据他们在工业、商业或行政管理方面的能力、经验、专业资格或其他适配情况而任命。

(2) 上诉专家组成员的任期由部长决定，并可连任。

(3) 部长可随时撤销对上诉专家组任何成员的任命，而无需给出任何理由。

(4) 上诉专家组成员可通过向部长发出书面通知的方式辞职。

上诉专家组主席或临时主席

2.(1) 上诉专家组主席除非被部长撤销任命或在任期内辞职，否则其任期由部长确定，并有资格连任。

(2) 在上诉专家组主席因病或其他原因暂时丧失工作能力或暂时不在新加坡期间，部长可任命任何委员担任上诉专家组临时主席。

上诉专家组秘书

2A.(1) 上诉专家组秘书由部长任命。

(2) 秘书为上诉专家组主席、上诉专家组和每个上诉委员会履行本法案规定的职能、职责和权力提供行政和秘书支持。

(3) 秘书应按照主席的指令行事，负责以下事项：

(a) 接收、传输、送达和保管与上诉专家组、上诉委员会和上诉程序有关的文件；以及

(b) 依主席指令而保存与上诉有关的诉讼记录。

(4) 秘书和根据第 (5) 分段授权的人可出席上诉委员会的任何会议，以履行本法案规定的职责。

(5) 秘书在根据本法履行其职责时，可得到秘书授权人员的协助。

上诉委员会的组成

2B.(1) 如有上诉，上诉专家组主席须提名 3 名或以上上诉专家组成员（可包括主席在内）组成上诉委员会，负责聆讯上诉。

(2) 为使任何上诉委员会正常运作，上诉专家组主席可随时：

(a) 终止对上诉委员会任何成员的提名；以及

(b) 在提名终止、任期届满或上诉委员会任何委员退出时，重新组建上诉委员会。

(3) 根据第 (2)(b) 分段重组上诉委员会，并不影响上诉委员会在重组之前、之时或之后根据本法案所做任何决定的有效性。

上诉委员会的程序

3.(1) 上诉委员会主持会议的委员为：

(a) 上诉专家组主席（如果主席提名自己为上诉委员会成员）；或

(b) 由上诉专家组主席任命的负责主持该上诉委员会会议的上诉专家组成员。

(2) 如第 (1) 分节所述的上诉委员会主持会议的成员缺席会议的，则由出席会议的该上诉委员会成员选出的其他成员主持该会议。

(3) 提交上诉委员会的所有事项均须由出席会议的委员的多数票决定，如票数相等，主持会议的委员可投第二票，即决定票。

(4) 上诉委员会任何委员的任期如在其参与的上诉委员会的某一法律程序进行期间届满，该委员须继续担任该上诉委员会的委员，直至该上诉委员会：

(a) 完成上诉处理工作；或

(b) 在该成员缺席情况下，根据第 2B (2)(b) 段的规定提前重组。

(5) 上诉委员会应为本法案规定之目的召开会议，会议时间和地点由主持会议的委员在会议前确定。

上诉委员会的权力

4.(1) 上诉委员会根据本法案拥有履行其职能和职责所需的一切权力和职责。

(2) 上诉委员会具有区域法院在聆讯诉讼时被赋予的权力、权利和特别授权，包括：

(a) 强制证人出庭并接受宣誓或其他形式的询问；

(b) 强制出示文件；以及

(c) 判处第 65 条所规定的费用或开支。

(3) 由上诉委员会授权的该会委员签署的传票，等同于可在诉讼中为强制证人出席聆讯及强制提交文件而发出的任何正式要求。

(4) 任何人经正式传唤到上诉委员会席前而不出席的，即属犯罪行为，一经定罪，可处以不超过 5,000 元的罚款或不超过 6 个月的监禁，或两者并罚。

(5) 上诉委员会的证人享有的豁免权及特权，与区域法院的证人相同。

(6) 考虑到上诉的性质和复杂程度，所有上诉应当在合理可行的情况下尽快裁决。

(7) 上诉委员会须通知委员会及上诉各方聆讯上诉的日期及地点。

(8) 上诉委员会须将其就上诉作出的决定及其理由，通知委员会及上诉的各方。

(9) 在不违反本法案其他条款和根据本法案制定的法规的情况下，上诉委员会可调整自身程序。

津贴

上诉委员会成员可获得由部长决定的酬金、差旅费和生活津贴。

行为或程序的有效性

在上诉委员会进行的与任何上诉有关的程序，以及上诉专家组主席或上诉委员会主持会议的委员的任何行为，均不得由于以下原因而无效：

(a) 就上诉委员会的上诉、程序或行为而言，上诉委员会出现成员空缺或组成存在瑕疵；或

(b) 上诉专家组主席或上诉委员会任何委员（或主持会议的委员）（视情况而定）的任命存在任何瑕疵。

定义

在本附表中，“上诉” 指依据以下条文提出的上诉：

(a) 紧接 2021 年 2 月 1 日前有效的第 34 条；或

(b) 第 48Q 条。

[2020 年第 40 号法案；2015 年第 19 号附属法例]

SEVENTH SCHEDULE

Section 48P(5)

CONSTITUTION AND PROCEEDINGS OF DATA PROTECTION APPEAL PANEL AND DATA PROTECTION APPEAL COMMITTEES

Data Protection Appeal Panel

1.(1) The Data Protection Appeal Panel consists of not more than 30 members appointed by the Minister on the basis of their ability and experience in industry, commerce or administration or their professional qualifications or their suitability otherwise for appointment.

(2) Members of the Appeal Panel are appointed for such period as the Minister may determine and are eligible for re‑appointment.

(3) The Minister may at any time revoke the appointment of any member of the Appeal Panel without giving any reason.

(4) A member of the Appeal Panel may resign by giving written notice to the Minister.

Chairperson of Appeal Panel or temporary Chairperson of Appeal Panel

2.(1) The Chairperson of the Appeal Panel, unless his or her appointment is revoked by the Minister or unless he or she resigns during his or her term of office, holds office for such period as the Minister may determine and is eligible for re‑appointment.

(2) The Minister may appoint any member to be a temporary Chairperson of the Appeal Panel during the temporary incapacity from illness or otherwise or during the temporary absence from Singapore of the Chairperson of the Appeal Panel.

Secretary to Appeal Panel

2A.(1) The Secretary to the Appeal Panel is to be appointed by the Minister.

(2) The Secretary is to provide administrative and secretarial support to the Chairperson of the Appeal Panel, the Appeal Panel and every Appeal Committee, in the discharge of their functions, duties and powers under this Act.

(3) The Secretary is to act in accordance with the instructions of the Chairperson and, in particular, be responsible for—

(a) the acceptance, transmission, service and custody of documents relating to the Appeal Panel, Appeal Committees and proceedings relating to appeals; and

(b) keeping the records of proceedings relating to appeals in such form as the Chairperson may direct.

(4) The Secretary and any person authorised under sub‑paragraph (5) may attend any meeting of an Appeal Committee to carry out their functions under this Act.

(5) The Secretary may be assisted in carrying out the Secretary's functions under this Act by persons authorised by the Secretary.

Constitution of Appeal Committee

2B.(1) Where an appeal is made, the Chairperson of the Appeal Panel is to nominate 3 or more members of the Appeal Panel (which may include the Chairperson) to constitute an Appeal Committee to hear the appeal.

(2) For the proper functioning of any Appeal Committee, the Chairperson of the Appeal Panel may at any time—

(a) terminate the nomination of any member of the Appeal Committee; and

(b) reconstitute the Appeal Committee upon the termination of the nomination, the expiry of the term of appointment or the withdrawal of any member of the Appeal Committee.

(3) The reconstitution of an Appeal Committee under sub‑paragraph (2)(b) does not affect the validity of anything done by the Appeal Committee under this Act before, on or after the reconstitution of the Appeal Committee.

Proceedings of Appeal Committees

3.(1) The presiding member of an Appeal Committee is—

(a) the Chairperson of the Appeal Panel, if the Chairperson nominates himself or herself as a member of the Appeal Committee; or

(b) the member of the Appeal Panel appointed by the Chairperson of the Appeal Panel as the presiding member of that Appeal Committee.

(2) However, in the absence at any meeting of the presiding member of an Appeal Committee mentioned in sub‑paragraph (1), another member of the Appeal Committee chosen by the members of that Appeal Committee present is to preside at that meeting.

(3) All matters coming before an Appeal Committee are to be decided by a majority of votes of those members present and, in the event of an equality of votes, the presiding member has a second or casting vote.

(4) Any member of the Appeal Panel whose term of appointment expires in the course of proceedings by an Appeal Committee to which the member is appointed continues as a member of that Appeal Committee until the Appeal Committee—

(a) completes its work on the appeal; or

(b) is earlier reconstituted under paragraph 2B(2)(b) without that member.

(5) An Appeal Committee is to meet for any purpose under this Act at such times and places as determined by the presiding member before the meeting.

Powers of Appeal Committees

4.(1) An Appeal Committee has all the powers and duties of the Commission that are necessary to perform its functions and discharge its duties under this Act.

(2) An Appeal Committee has the powers, rights and privileges vested in a District Court on the hearing of an action, including—

(a) the enforcement of the attendance of witnesses and their examination on oath or otherwise;

(b) the compelling of the production of documents; and

(c) the award of such costs or expenses as may be prescribed under section 65.

(3) A summons signed by such member of an Appeal Committee as may be authorised by the Appeal Committee is equivalent to any formal procedure capable of being issued in an action for enforcing the attendance of witnesses and compelling the production of documents.

(4) Where any person being duly summoned to attend before an Appeal Committee does not so attend, that person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

(5) A witness before an Appeal Committee is entitled to the same immunities and privileges as if he or she were a witness before a District Court.

(6) All appeals must be determined, having regard to the nature and complexity of the appeal, as soon as reasonably practicable.

(7) An Appeal Committee must inform the Commission and the parties to the appeal of the date on and the place at which the appeal is to be heard.

(8) An Appeal Committee must inform the Commission and the parties to the appeal of its decision in respect of the appeal and the reasons for its decision.

(9) Subject to other provisions of this Act and regulations made under this Act, an Appeal Committee may regulate its own procedure.

Allowances

Members of the Appeal Committee may receive such remuneration and such travelling and subsistence allowances as the Minister may determine.

Validity of act or proceeding

No proceedings relating to any appeal before an Appeal Committee, and no act of the Chairperson of the Appeal Panel or of the presiding member of an Appeal Committee, is to be nullified only because of—

(a) in the case of an appeal or proceeding before or act of an Appeal Committee, any vacancy in, or defect in the constitution of, the Appeal Committee; or

(b) any defect in the appointment of the Chairperson of the Appeal Panel, or any member (or presiding member) of an Appeal Committee, as the case may be.

Definition

In this Schedule, “appeal” means an appeal under—

(a) section 34 as in force immediately before 1 February 2021; or

(b) section 48Q.

[40/2020; S19/2015]