The Government of Papua New Guinea

“ An Act of the Parliament or the Standing Orders of the Parliament may make provision under which a law made by the Parliament may, at the direction of the Head of State, acting with, and in accordance with, the advice of the National Executive Council, be recommitted to the Parliament for the consideration of amendments proposed by the Head of State, acting with, and in accordance with, the advice of the National Executive Council. ”

“ Both the Supreme Court and the National Court have an inherent power to make, in such circumstances as seem to them proper, orders in the nature of prerogative writs and such other orders as are necessary to do justice in the circumstances of a particular case. ”

“ If the Parliament is not in session when a Prime Minister is to be appointed, the Speaker shall immediately call a meeting of the Parliament, and the question of the appointment shall be the first matter for consideration, after any formal business and any nomination of a Governor-General or appointment of a Speaker, on the next sitting day. ”

“ Subject to this Constitution, the legislative power of the People is vested in the National Parliament. (2) Subsection (1) does not prevent a law from conferring on an authority other than the Parliament legislative powers or functions (including, if the law so provides, a further power or further powers of delegation and subdelegation) . (3) Nothing in any Constitutional Law enables or may enable the Parliament to transfer permanently, or divest itself of, legislative power. Subdivision B.—Composition of the National Parliament Subdivision B.—Composition of the National Parliament. ”

“ Each law made by the Parliament shall receive such fair, large and liberal construction and interpretation as will best ensure the attainment of the object of the law according to its true intent, meaning and spirit, and there is no presumption against extra-territoriality. ”

“ Members of the Parliament are free from arrest for civil debt during meetings of the Parliament and during the period commencing three days before, and ending three days after, a meeting when they are travelling from their respective electorates to attend the meeting or are returning to their electorates from the meeting. ”

“ For the purposes of this section the need of a person is to be interpreted in relation to each particular case and, without limiting the generality of this expression, account shall be taken of the means of the person to meet the probable cost of obtaining alternative legal assistance, the availability of such assistance and the hardship which might result to the person if compelled to obtain legal assistance other than by the Public Solicitor. ”

“ The fact that the Parliament has disapproved the giving of the consent of Papua New Guinea to be bound as a party to a treaty does not prevent the re-presentation to the Parliament of a treaty document relating to the treaty, and in that event Subsection (3) once again applies. (5) Subsection (3) does not apply if— (a) the Parliament has, by an absolute majority vote, waived the requirements of that subsection ”

“ Note: that the headings and sub-headings identified in the Table of Contents below are for navigational purposes, and do not necessarily constitute the structural subdivision recognised in the document. ”

“ Amendment No. 3—Provincial Government (Consequential amendments) .
Amendment No. 4—Leadership Code.
Amendment No. 5—Citizenship.
Amendment No. 6—Benefits and Pensions.
Amendment No. 7—Suspension and Re-establishment of Provincial Governments.
Constitutional Amendment No 8—Public Services Commission
Constitutional Amendment No. 9—Salaries and Remuneration Commission
Constitutional Amendment No. 10—The Parliament and Finance
Constitutional Amendment No. 11—Liberty of the Person
Constitutional Amendment No. ”