Customary land is increasingly recognised as an important governance issue in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
The aim of this paper is to identify challenges associated with land administration, land governance and land
dispute resolution in PNG as perceived by stakeholders; and to find potential strategies for promoting bankable
customary land titles. From the 2019 National Land Summit, a need for a new approach that is theoretically
better anchored in the current debate on bankable customary land leases has been identified. This paper builds
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJuly, 2021Papua New Guinea
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Library ResourceLegislationNational PoliciesJanuary, 1975Papua New Guinea
Land Disputes Settlement Act 1975
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Library ResourceLegislationNational PoliciesMarch, 2014Papua New Guinea
Anecdotal evidence suggests that conflicts over land and extractive resource developments are on the rise across Papua New Guinea. These micro-level conflicts have the potential to scaleup and feed into large-scale armed conflicts—such as those that occurred on Bougainville and in neighbouring Solomon Islands—which require costly external intervention. Against this backdrop, this paper examines PNG’s legally-mandated land mediation system in theory and practice. A number of weaknesses are identified and described; and a case study of an apparently successful “hybrid” approach is discussed.
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Library ResourceLegislationNational PoliciesJanuary, 1974Papua New Guinea
Land Groups Incorporation Act 1974
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksMay, 2014Papua New Guinea
Anecdotal evidence suggests that conflicts over land and extractive resource developments are on the rise across Papua New Guinea. These micro-level conflicts have the potential to scaleup and feed into large-scale armed conflicts—such as those that occurred on Bougainville and in neighbouring Solomon Islands—which require costly external intervention. Against this backdrop, this paper examines PNG’s legally-mandated land mediation system in theory and practice. A number of weaknesses are identified and described; and a case study of an apparently successful “hybrid” approach is discussed.
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Library ResourceNational PoliciesOctober, 2010Papua New Guinea
The Medium Term Development Plan 2011-2015 (MTDP) is a 5-year rolling development plan that sets the sector strategies, targets, deliverables and their projected estimated cost of implementation. The MTDP is aimed at translating the Papua New Guinea Development Strategic Plan 2010-2030 (PNGDSP) into tangible results.
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Being an Act to amend the Village Courts Act 1989.
LegislationPapua New Guinea, OceaniaThis Act amends the Village Courts Act 1989 in section 70 with respect to the Children's court to deal with offenders.
Amends: Village Courts Act 1989. (2006)
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Being an Act as authorized by Section 172 of the Constitution to provide for a system of Village Courts and Village Peace Officers, their jurisdiction, powers, duties, practice and procedure, and for other purposes.
LegislationPapua New Guinea, OceaniaThis Act provides for the establishment of Village Courts, defines their functions and jurisdiction and defines the relationship between village courts and other courts.The Minister may, by Notice in the National Gazette, establish a Village Court in and for an area specified in the Notice. A Village Court shall be constituted by Village Magistrates. The Village Courts shall have a well-defined civil jurisdiction in respect of disputes regarding land. The Village Courts shall also have specified criminal jurisdiction.
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Library ResourceRegulationsPapua New Guinea, Oceania
This Regulation implements provisions of the Village Courts Act 1989 by prescribing conditions of service of Village Magistrates in Village Courts and by prescribing offences for the purposes of section 22(a) of the Act. Among the offences are listed intentional damage to trees, plants or crops belonging to another person and intentional damage to trees, plants or crops belonging to the defendant and another person.
Implements: Village Courts Act 1989. (2006)
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Being an Act to provide for the settlement of disputes in relation to interests in customary land, and for related purposes.
LegislationPapua New Guinea, OceaniaThis Act deals in a comprehensive manner with the settlement of disputes regarding disputes as to interests in customary land, or as to the position of boundaries of any customary land by adjudication or alternative dispute resolution.Its 75 sections are divided into 7 Parts: Preliminary (I); Provincial Land Disputes Committees (III); Mediation of land disputes (IV); Local Land Courts (IV); Provincial Land Courts (V); Offences (VI); Miscellaneous (VII).“Land” includes: a) a reef or bank; (b) a house or other structure built on land or over water; (c) things growing on land or in water over
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