The National Government will be working closely with the Constitutional and Law Reform Commission (CLRC) to address critical questions on the Constitution, the Laws and the systems that the country has been using since Independence.
This according to Prime Minister James Marape charts a new course for PNG heading into 50 years of Independence.
The PM made this known when appointing Okapa MP Saki Soloma as the new Chairman of CLRC.
“Our role specifically is to ask those critical questions and to conceptualize them into policies, and CLRC can further promulgate them into Law and hopefully Parliament can pass if it is in the wisdom of Parliament,” Marape said.
The PM highlighted the need for a review of the system of governance in the country and how a Prime Minister should be elected by the people and the Judiciary.
“Any substantial constitutional change we want to do must be with and by the people,” he said.
Another key question is the Autonomy of powers to Provincial Governments. The PM highlighted the experience of the Bougainville Referendum as a key point in history that CLRC can build on for future use.
Moreover, the Prime Minister did not brush aside the foundations set by past leaders. He said these laws have been with the country for 47 years, however, it is up to the current leaders to work on and improve them for future generations.
MP Soloma will work closely with CLRC Secretary Dr Mange Matui who said work has already begun on the development of the underlying law, the colonial laws and a major review of the form of Governance.
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