Operation Date of Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021

Debated in Parliament on 4 Jul 2022.

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Leong Mun Wai asked whether there was any delay in the operation of the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021 and, if so, the reasons.
K Shanmugam stated there was no delay and that the Act would be progressively operationalised from 2022.
He explained that the Act was passed in October 2021 and required further work like drafting subsidiary legislation and setting up systems.
This includes creating processes for the Reviewing Tribunal and issuing Directions, as well as appointing experts and establishing IT systems.
The operationalisation is proceeding as planned without any postponement.

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Leong Mun Wai

Mr Leong Mun Wai asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether there is any delay in the operation date of the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021; and (b) if so, what are the reasons.

K Shanmugam

There is no delay in the operationalisation of the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021 (FICA). It will be progressively operationalised from this year.

FICA was passed in Parliament on 4 October 2021. As with all new legislation, further work needs to be done to bring it into force. This includes drafting subsidiary legislation to set out processes, for example, the procedures governing the work of the Reviewing Tribunal, and how Directions would be issued and served. It also includes the appointment of experts to the Reviewing Tribunal and Advisory Body for the handling of appeals, as well as setting up the IT systems to receive reports from Politically Significant Persons.

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Leong Mun Wai asked whether there was any delay in the operation of the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021 and, if so, the reasons.
K Shanmugam stated there was no delay and that the Act would be progressively operationalised from 2022.
He explained that the Act was passed in October 2021 and required further work like drafting subsidiary legislation and setting up systems.
This includes creating processes for the Reviewing Tribunal and issuing Directions, as well as appointing experts and establishing IT systems.
The operationalisation is proceeding as planned without any postponement.

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Operation Date of Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021

Debated in Parliament on 4 Jul 2022.

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Leong Mun Wai asked whether there was any delay in the operation of the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021 and, if so, the reasons.
K Shanmugam stated there was no delay and that the Act would be progressively operationalised from 2022.
He explained that the Act was passed in October 2021 and required further work like drafting subsidiary legislation and setting up systems.
This includes creating processes for the Reviewing Tribunal and issuing Directions, as well as appointing experts and establishing IT systems.
The operationalisation is proceeding as planned without any postponement.

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Leong Mun Wai

Mr Leong Mun Wai asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether there is any delay in the operation date of the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021; and (b) if so, what are the reasons.

K Shanmugam

There is no delay in the operationalisation of the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021 (FICA). It will be progressively operationalised from this year.

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Leong Mun Wai asked whether there was any delay in the operation of the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021 and, if so, the reasons.
K Shanmugam stated there was no delay and that the Act would be progressively operationalised from 2022.
He explained that the Act was passed in October 2021 and required further work like drafting subsidiary legislation and setting up systems.
This includes creating processes for the Reviewing Tribunal and issuing Directions, as well as appointing experts and establishing IT systems.
The operationalisation is proceeding as planned without any postponement.

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