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SINGAPORE - Residents caught in a dispute with their neighbour may soon be able to get the other party to participate in mandatory mediation, as part of proposed changes to resolve more community disputes at an earlier stage.
The framework was set up in 2014 to encourage neighbours to resolve disputes amicably and settle unresolved disputes in tribunals as a last resort. The proposed changes come as the Government seeks to promote clearer social norms on what is acceptable neighbourly behaviour in a dense, high-rise city, and as noise complaint cases have risen.
The proposed enhancements will empower public officers to issue a notice of mandatory mediation to parties who refuse to go for mediation, and for the CDRT to slap costs on those who unreasonably refuse to participate in mediation or drag out proceedings. Other suggested changes are for public officers to be empowered to investigate cases by installing noise sensors, and to enter a home with the consent of the owner or occupier to find the source of nuisance.
He said mandatory mediation subjects both parties to the same regulation rather than singling anyone out. “You don’t see that you are singled out because you have been unreasonable... By making this mandatory, then it just becomes a process that everybody has to go through.”
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