Appointment of Chief Executive
31.—(1) There must be a Chief Executive of the Authority, whose appointment, removal, discipline and promotion must be in accordance with the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018.
(2) The Authority may, subject to the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, appoint an individual to act temporarily as the Chief Executive during any period, or during all periods, when the Chief Executive —(a)
is absent from duty or Singapore; or
(b)
is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office.
Officers, etc.
32. The Authority may, subject to the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, appoint and employ, on such terms and conditions as the Authority may determine, such other officers, employees, consultants and agents as may be necessary for the effective performance of its functions.
Public servants
33.—(1) Every delegate and subdelegate of the Authority is taken to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871.
(2) Every delegate and subdelegate of the Authority is, in relation to his or her administration, assessment, collection and enforcement of payment of —(a)
any financial penalty imposed under any written law administered by the Authority; or
(b)
any composition sum collected under this Act or any other written law administered by the Authority,
taken to be a public officer for the purposes of the Financial Procedure Act 1966; and section 20 of that Act applies to each of these persons even though they are not or were not in the employment of the Government.
(3) This section does not affect sections 20 and 21 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018.
Preservation of secrecy
34.—(1) A member, an employee, a delegate or subdelegate of the Authority, the Chief Executive or a committee member, who has information in his or her capacity as such that would not otherwise be available to him or her, must not disclose that information to any person except —(a)
in the performance of the Authority’s functions;
(b)
with the prior authorisation from the Authority to do so;
(c)
for the purposes of any proceedings for an offence under this Act, or any report of those proceedings;
(d)
as required by an order of court;
(e)
in complying with the requirements in this Act for members to disclose interests; or
(f)
as required or allowed by the Authority, the Chief Executive, the member, employee, delegate or subdelegate of the Authority or the committee member, by or under this Act or any other Act.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
(3) To avoid doubt, this section does not limit the operation of section 192 of the Casino Control Act 2006.
Protection from personal liability
35. No liability shall lie against any member, any committee member, the Chief Executive or any employee, delegate or subdelegate of the Authority, or any other person acting under the direction of the Authority, for anything which is done or purported to be done, or omitted to be done, in good faith and with reasonable care in —(a)
the performance or purported performance of any function of the Authority; or
(b)
the exercise or purported exercise of any power for, or in connection with, the performance of its functions.
Source: Singapore Statutes Online (Attorney-General's Chambers), © Government of Singapore.
