Ministry of Law (Singapore)

Ministry of Law
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Singapore
Headquarters	100 High Street, #08-02 The Treasury, Singapore 179434
Employees	333
Annual budget	$458.72 million SGD (2013)
Ministers responsible	K Shanmugam, Minister; Indranee Rajah, Senior Minister of State;
Agency executives	Ng How Yue, Permanent Secretary; Poon Hong Yuen, Deputy Secretary;
Website	www.mlaw.gov.sg

The Ministry of Law (Abbreviation: MinLaw; Template:Lang-ms; Chinese: 律政部) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for ensuring that Singapore's legal infrastructure is clear, efficacious and transparent ^{[peacock prose]}. It is currently led by Minister for Law K Shanmugam.

Mission

Advancing access to justice, the rule of law, the economy and society through policy, law and services.

The Ministry of Law comprises

Headquarters (HQ)
Three departments (Insolvency and Public Trustee's Office, Legal Aid Bureau and Community Mediation Unit, the last of which oversees the Community Mediation Centres located at The Treasury and at the Subordinate Courts of Singapore)
Three boards and tribunals (Appeals Board for Land Acquisitions, Land Surveyors Board and Copyright Tribunal)
Two statutory boards (Intellectual Property Office of Singapore and Singapore Land Authority)

HQ's policy divisions consist of

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^ "Changes in Permanent Secretary appointments from January 2017". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 15 January 2017.