The 17th Graduation ceremony of the PNG Legal Training Institute was held on Friday 27 January 2023 at the Pacific Institute of Leadership and Governance Hall. A total of 78 students graduated with many of them receiving academic awards under various categories. With the theme ‘Resilience’, the graduation was attended by senior legal officers and special guests including Solicitor General... Read More

By Melani Toliken 27 Judicial Officers from nine Pacific Island countries participated in a workshop on Fraud and Corruption last week at Hilton Hotel in Port Moresby. The pilot workshop is an initiative of the Pacific Centre for Judicial Excellence under the auspices of the Papua New Guinea Centre for Judicial Excellence in the Pacific to facilitate judicial education and training... Read More

The Papua New Guinea Centre for Judicial Excellence (PNGCJE) has conducted another awareness on Access to Justice in several communities in the Rigo and Abau Districts of Central Province throughout the month of July. The purpose of the awareness was to help the ordinary people in the community have an understanding of their constitutional rights and freedoms, and how to... Read More

As part of its mandate in promoting access to justice, the Papua New Guinea Centre for Judicial Excellence (PNGCJE) has successfully delivered two Basic Mediation Skills Trainings (BMST). The two training programmes were held in Port Moresby between May 30 and June 15, 2022. The trainings were delivered online by Risk Response Engage Design (RREDD) in Australia which were attended by... Read More

Presented by Justice Michael Jarrett.“Cross-Border Enforcement of Family Law Decrees in Papua New Guinea and Australia" Law students at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) were given a second opportunity toengage in intellectual conversations with judges of the National and Supreme Courts and seniorlawyers through the second segment of the Sir Buri Kidu Lecture Series.The lecture series, conducted by... Read More

Officers of the District Courts in Port Moresby and Central Province have attended a workshop on how to use the District Court Clerk’s Procedure Manual. A total of fourteen clerks from District Courts in Port Moresby and Central attended and participated in the interactive sessions, discussing the basics of the District Court Clerk’s Procedure Manual and its importance in efficient... Read More

Oro Provincial NJSS, Magisterial Services and Department of Justice and Attorney General staff recently attended a Financial Literacy workshop on the 24 to 25 May 2022. Sixteen (16) officers had attended the training which was presented by PNGCJE Finance Manager Mr. Gitu Lago. Also accompanying Mr. Lago were PNGCJE Executive Director Dr. John Carey and Program Officer Mr. Peter Michael. Mr.... Read More

Attendees of the training included both staff of the National Judicial Staff Services (NJSS) and Magisterial Services (MS). The PNGCJE conducted a Financial Literacy Training in Alotau, Milne Bay Province on the 16th of May 2022. Lead Facilitator Mr. Gitu Lago, Program Coordinator Mr. Peter Michael, Research and Publications Manager Ms. Debbie Laudiwana and Finance Officer Ms Stella Tadies have trained... Read More

Law students at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) were given an opportunity to engage in intellectual conversations with judges of the National and Supreme Courts outside of the court setting. The Sir Buri Kidu Lecture Series, conducted by the Papua New Guinea Centre for Judicial Excellence (PNGCJE) in partnership with UPNG on March 16 gave students an opportunity... Read More

The Papua New Guinea Centre for Judicial Excellence (PNGCJE) conducted an awareness on Access to Justice at the Kindeng community in Anglimp-South Waghi District of Jiwaka on February 21.The purpose of the awareness was to help the ordinary people in the community have an understanding of their constitutional rights and freedoms, and how to access justice through the Courts... Read More