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Papua New Guinea [note 1] [13] [note 2] is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia. It has a land border with Indonesia to the west and neighbours Australia to the south and the Solomon Islands to the east.
The legal spouse of a Papua New Guinean who has resided in the territory for one of the past three years; [11] Persons with at least one parent or grandparent who was, or would have been eligible to be except for death, a national of Papua New Guinea; [7] [12] Minor children of persons who obtain nationality through naturalization; or [13]
The Law Reform Commission Act of 1975 established a Papua New Guinea Law Reform Commission. From 1975 to 1978 the Commission's chairman was Bernard Narokobi. [2] A separate Constitutional Commission was established by the Constitutional Commission Act of 1993. The 2004 Act united these two bodies.
The Constitution declares the "underlying law" — that is, the separate common law of Papua New Guinea — to consist of the Constitution, "customary law" derived from the "custom" of the various peoples of Papua New Guinea, and the common law of England as it stood at the date of Papua New Guinea's independence on 16 September 1975.
The National Union of Students is the peak representative body for tertiary students in Papua New Guinea.It has involved representatives, among others, from the University of Papua New Guinea, the University of Goroka, the Papua New Guinea University of Technology (Lae, Bulolo and the Timber and Forestry Training College campuses), Divine Word University, the Papua New Guinea University of ...
The first school in Papua New Guinea was established in 1873 by English missionaries. Missionaries would continue providing the basis for education, with English and German as primary languages. In 1914, as part of World War I, Australia took control over German New Guinea and English became the sole official language.
Papua New Guinea requires its residents to register their motor vehicles and display vehicle registration plates. [1] Current plates are Australian standard 372 mm × 134 mm, and use Australian stamping dies. [2] As of 2023, most private and commercial motor vehicles use standard white plates with black lettering.
The Papua New Guinea Law Society is a professional association representing the legal profession in Papua New Guinea. The society has a number of regulatory roles under the Lawyers Act 1986 . [ 1 ]