SINGAPORE: On Tuesday, April 2, lawmakers will discuss a bill that would formally approve tens of thousands of court records that were previously lacking a clause that could have been contested.
As mandated by the present Mental Capacity Act, 87,000 digital Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) documents that were certified between November 14, 2022, and January 4, 2024, lacked the specific statement that they are deeds.
The omission was discovered in October 2023 after MSF received feedback from a member of the public. Electronic LPAs certified on or after Jan 5, 2024, now include the required statement: “I intend this instrument to be a deed.”
Nominated MP Usha Chandradas filed a question asking about the circumstances that led to the omission of that sentence, how MSF discovered the omission, if the ministry had assessed the potential loss or harm suffered by donees and doners, and the steps taken to prevent a recurrence.
MP Tan Wu Meng (PAP-Jurong) asked why the omission had not been discovered sooner, if there were process checks such as proofreading or end-user experience validations when such key documentary processes are digitised, and if they were conducted by legally trained or laypersons.
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