Ms Sylvia Lim (Aljunied): Madam, religious organisations need a place to operate from. Today, many organisations operate on land which is leased to them by the Government for 30 years and subject to renewal thereafter. I understand that some temples and churches find the sums charged for the issue and renewal of land leases toContinue reading “Land Leases for Religious Purposes”
Category Archives: Ministry of Law
Tenure of Supreme Court Judges
Ms Sylvia Lim (Aljunied): Madam, I beg to move, “That the total sum allocated for Head E of the Estimates be reduced by $100.” Madam, the Government regularly emphasises that Singapore holds fast to the rule of law. One of the fundamentals of the rule of law is that the Government and Parliament should be subjectContinue reading “Tenure of Supreme Court Judges”
BREAKDOWN OF GOVERNMENT LAND SALES REVENUE BY USAGE
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Law in each of the past five years, what proportion of Government land sales revenue is attributable to (i) commercial (including hotel and white sites) (ii) industrial (iii) private residential and (iv) public residential (HDB), respectively. Mr K Shanmugam: The sale of state land to the private sectorContinue reading “BREAKDOWN OF GOVERNMENT LAND SALES REVENUE BY USAGE”
PERSONAL COSTS ORDERS SOUGHT BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR AGAINST DEFENCE COUNSEL
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Law for each year between 2018 and 2022 (a) what is the number of cases in which personal costs orders are sought by the Public Prosecutor against a defence counsel; (b) how many of such orders are granted by the Courts; and (c) what are the maximum and median quantumContinue reading “PERSONAL COSTS ORDERS SOUGHT BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR AGAINST DEFENCE COUNSEL”
COSTS ORDERS SOUGHT BY ACCUSED OR DEFENCE COUNSEL AGAINST PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Law for each year between 2018 and 2022 (a) what is the number of cases in which the accused or their defence counsel have sought costs orders against the Public Prosecutor; (b) how many of such orders are granted by the Courts; and (c) what are the maximum and medianContinue reading “COSTS ORDERS SOUGHT BY ACCUSED OR DEFENCE COUNSEL AGAINST PUBLIC PROSECUTOR”
CASES FILED WITH PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT COURT
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Law to date, what is the number of cases filed with the Protection from Harassment Court broken down into (i) sexual harassment (ii) workplace harassment (iii) cyberbullying (iv) doxxing and (v) harassment by debt collectors, moneylenders, or creditors. Mr K Shanmugam: Statistics on the breakdown of harassment cases filed withContinue reading “CASES FILED WITH PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT COURT”
PROTECTION AND EXPEDITED PROTECTION ORDERS GRANTED UNDER PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT ACT 2014
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Law (a) in each of the past five years, how many Protection Orders (PO) or Expedited Protection Orders (EPO) have been granted under the Protection From Harassment Act 2014; (b) how many orders of committal (for matters before 1 April 2022) or committal orders (for matters on or afterContinue reading “PROTECTION AND EXPEDITED PROTECTION ORDERS GRANTED UNDER PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT ACT 2014”
OUTCOME OF CASES FILED WITH PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT COURT SINCE ITS OPERATIONALISATION
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Law since the operationalisation of the Protection from Harassment Court (PHC) on 1 June 2021 (a) how many cases are filed with the PHC, broken down into criminal complaints and civil remedies respectively; (b) of the civil cases filed with PHC, how many are successful in obtainingContinue reading “OUTCOME OF CASES FILED WITH PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT COURT SINCE ITS OPERATIONALISATION”
DERIVATION OF PRICES OF LAND LEASES TO RELIGIOUS ORGANISATIONS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Law how are the prices of land leases issued and renewed to religious organisations, such as temples and churches, derived. Mr K Shanmugam: State land parcels, including those that are allocated for Place of Worship (PW) use, are required to be sold at fair market value (FMV). In general, they areContinue reading “DERIVATION OF PRICES OF LAND LEASES TO RELIGIOUS ORGANISATIONS”
NUMBER AND OUTCOME OF CASES REGISTERED WITH COMMUNITY MEDIATION CENTRE IN LAST FIVE YEARS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Law for each of the last five years (a) how many cases were registered with the Community Mediation Centre for mediation; (b) what is the breakdown on the source of referrals for these cases; (c) how many cases did not proceed for mediation due to a party refusing toContinue reading “NUMBER AND OUTCOME OF CASES REGISTERED WITH COMMUNITY MEDIATION CENTRE IN LAST FIVE YEARS”
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