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NO. 28 OF 2021
Exempt activities
120.—(1) A person is exempt from this Act in relation to any activity undertaken by the person as follows:
- (a) a communication made in proceedings that are a matter of public record to a committee of the Parliament or committee of Parliament, or to any body or person having jurisdiction or powers conferred under an Act;
- (b) a communication made to a Member of Parliament by or on behalf of a constituent of the Member of Parliament with respect to any personal matter of the constituent;
- (c) a communication made to the Government or a public authority by or on behalf of a person in direct response to a written request from the Government or a public authority for advice or comment on any Singapore governmental decision;
- (d) a communication made to the Government or a public authority by or on behalf of a person concerning—
- (i) the enforcement, interpretation or application of any Act or subsidiary legislation by the Government or a public authority with respect to the person; or
- (ii) the implementation or administration of any programme, policy, directive or guideline by the Government or public authority with respect to the person;
- (e) an activity undertaken or a conduct engaged in that relates primarily to, or is incidental to, the provision of—
- (i) legal advice;
- (ii) legal representation in criminal or civil inquiries, investigations or proceedings; or
- (iii) legal representation in relation to a regulatory action or an administrative process under any written law;
- (f) an activity undertaken, or a conduct engaged in, in the ordinary course of the person’s practice of the vocation of a
