Overview of functions

As the Government Legal Advisor, a role undertaken by AGC’s Civil Division, it is responsible for:

• Providing legal advice to the Ministries and Organs of State on a wide spectrum of issues such as:

  • constitutional and administrative law

  • public finance

  • land acquisition

  • contract

  • tort

  • conduct of elections

  • competition law

  • public-private partnerships

  • intellectual property law

  • appeals to Ministers under legislation such as the Electricity Act, Broadcasting Act and Competition Act

• Drafting and vetting contracts and legal documents such as:

  • tender documents for Government procurement of goods and/or services

  • lease agreements and licences

  • loan agreements

  • investment agreements

  • IT contracts

  • scholarship agreements

• Representing the Government in international initiatives which potentially have an impact on domestic law, such as the UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law) Working Groups' work on various model laws and international conventions.

• Representing the Singapore Government in court proceedings instituted by or against the Government, and in negotiations, mediations and other dispute resolution hearings relating to:

  • public law litigation matters such as:

    • constitutional challenges

    • judicial review

    • exercise of regulatory powers

  • land acquisition under the Land Acquisition Act

  • applications for orders to protect children and vulnerable adults

  • private law civil litigation matters such as:

    • tort

    • contract

    • property

• Representing the Singapore Government in disciplinary inquiries against public officers.

• Acting as the Protector of Charities.