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Special Reference Pursuant to Constitution, Section 19(1); Special Reference by the Ombudsman Commission of Papua New Guinea

[2019] PGSC 109

Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

24th May, 2019

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
CONSTITUTION (Cth)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text		Citation Index
Provincial Governments and Local-Level Governments (Amendment No	10 The Lawyer 2006	The Lawyer	India - Tamil Nadu	circa 2006	LexisNexis		5
“ 210 The National Goals and Directive Principle No 2 does not only provide aid to interpreting constitutional provisions, but it also sets objectives which the Government of the day must strive to achieve; see Application by Gabriel Dusava (1998) SC581 and Haiveta v Wingti (No 3)	[1994] PNGLR 197		Papua New Guinea	circa 1994	PacLII		39
Haiveta v Wingti (No 3)	[1994] PNGLR 192		Papua New Guinea	circa 1994	PacLII		8
; The State v NTN Pty Ltd and NBN Ltd	[1992] PNGLR 1		Papua New Guinea	circa 1992	PacLII		25
SCR No 2 of 1992, Special Reference by the Public Prosecutor	[1992] PNGLR 336		Papua New Guinea	circa 1992	PacLII		44
; see also SCR No 3 of 1986; Reference by Simbu Provincial Executive (supra); SCR No 12 of 2001; Re Validity of National Capital District Commission Act, 2001 (2001) SC680; SCR No 2 of 1995; Reference by Western Highlands Provincial Executive (1995) (supra); SCR No 2 of 1992; Reference by the Public Prosecutor	[1990] PNGLR 336		Papua New Guinea	circa 1990	PacLII
SCR No 3 of 1986, Reference by Simbu Provincial Executive	[1987] PNGLR 151		Papua New Guinea	circa 1987	PacLII		30
Plar No 1 of 1980	[1980] PNGLR 326		Papua New Guinea	circa 1980	PacLII		81
Courts are also sanctioned by s 25 (3) of the Constitution to give effect to the National Goals and Directive Principles, or at least not to derogate them This is an embodiment of CPC recommendation in para 2 of Chapter 10 of its Report; see Premdas v The Independent Papua New Guinea	[1979] PNGLR 329		Papua New Guinea	circa 1979	PacLII		100
(1977) 1977 PNGLR 362	(1977) 1977 PNGLR 362		Papua New Guinea	circa 1977	PacLII		3
State v Independent Tribunal, Ex Parte Moses Sasakila	[1976] PNGLR 491		Papua New Guinea	circa 1976	PacLII		49
SCR No 2 of 1976; Re Motion of No Confidence	[1976] PNGLR 228		Papua New Guinea	circa 1976	PacLII		10

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