9/18/2019 Singapore | Global Network Initiative police to apply to court in order to gather information in relation to criminal conduct. POWERS OF INTELLIGENCE SERVICES The two key security services: The Security and Intelligence Division (“SID”) and the Internal Security Division (“ISD”) have a broad scope of powers. The SID is a separate branch from the Ministry of Defence and is highly clandestine. Responsible for international security with a wide geographical remit, in contrast to the ISD, its actions, powers and personnel are rarely revealed. Little is known about their policies and procedures and how they gather intelligence. The ISD is an offshoot of the Ministry of Home Affairs and is concerned with domestic Singaporean affairs. The ISD is regulated by a number of acts including the Internal Security Act (the “ISA”), the CPC, the Official Secrets Act (discussed in detail below, the “OSA”) and the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act. Under the ISA, in section 8B(2) there shall be no judicial review in any court of any act done or decision made by the President or the relevant Minister for any action under the ISA except with regard to procedural requirements. However, section 13 of the ISA states that any power to order detention (under section 8) or suspend that detention (under section 10) affords an advisory board review powers at periods no longer than 12 months. TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT As referred to above, if it appears to the Minister for Communications and Information to be requisite or expedient to do so: (a) on the occurrence of any public emergency, in the public interest or in the interests of public security, national defence, or relations with the government of another country; or (b) to discharge or facilitate the discharge of an obligation binding on the Government by virtue of its being a member of an international organisation or a party to an international agreement; (c) to attain or facilitate the attainment of any other object the attainment of which is in the opinion of the Minister requisite or expedient in view of the Government being a member of an international organisation or a party to an international agreement; or https://clfr.globalnetworkinitiative.org/country/singapore/ 8/13