The Consultative Implementation and Monitoring Council (CIMC) through its Law and Order Committee identified five issues to work on in 2008. These were:
Police Review Report recommendations
The Law and Order Committee has since 2005 been monitoring the implementation of the 61 recommendations of the Royal Papua New Guinea Police Constabulary Review Report done in 2004. The recommendations are aimed at improving all aspects of police performance in terms of manpower performance, funding levels and equipment. A project proposal is being developed to conduct a review of the status of the Report recommendations during 2009.
Data base for all forms of compensation cases and claims
The Committee has also identified that courts do not have a data base in place about all forms of compensation cases and claims (claims against state for land, police raid, etc) to inform them about which cases they have already dealt with and which cases they have not dealt with. The Law and Order committee has come up with the idea of introducing a data base for use by the Courts so that confusion will not happen for compensation cases and claims. Such practices cost the state a lot of money which would otherwise go to most needy areas like improving other important parts of the court system, etc.
“Yumi Lukautim Mosbi” project
The Yumi Lukautim Mosbi project is an on going successful project which is managed by the National Capital District Commission (NCDC). CIMC under its Law and Order Committee has been involved in this project since 2002. The project is aimed at making Port Moresby a safe, secure and environment for every city resident and visitors to live in. The project includes the involvement of the Law and Justice Sector, the Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce, Port Moresby City Mission, Gini Goada and the private sector. This project is partly supported by AUSAID through the Law and Justice Sector Program. One of the recent initiatives that they have come up with is to have police officers do a foot patrol around the city and also have them in buses to have commuters travel safely. The other is “family seif campaign” with support of Digicel and Protect companies to provide safe passage for women in crisis situations.
Independent Committee against Corruption
An Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Sub-Committee was established recently to look at putting together a Terms of Reference for work on an ICAC Legislation to be proposed to government again. Stakeholders in the Sub-Committee are Transparency International, the Department of Police, the Ombudsman Commission and the Law and Justice Sector Program, Dept. of Justice and Attorney General, and NGO’s such as Environmental Law Center, Community Coalition against Corruption and the National Research Institute are also involved. Prominent leaders such as Sir Barry Holloway and Peter Donigi have also given of their time and valuable experiences as former members of the Taskforce on ICAC. The Attorney General, Hon. Dr Allan Marat has been approached to sponsor the Policy Submission that will go before the National Executive Council to request funding for ICAC work and for mandate of CIMC as a coordinating body. A project proposal is being developed to prepare the new Bill for submission by the Department of Justice and Attorney General.
Monitoring of existing projects
The Law and Order Committee has been monitoring the following projects:
- Monitoring the implementation of the Security Protection Industry Act
The aim of the security protection industry act is to regulate the security industry by improving the performance of security industry providers to be more safety and security conscious and employ well trained and professional security officers.
- National Anti-Corruption Alliance (NACA)
The National Anti Corruption Alliance (NACA) was set up by the CIMC to coordinate the work of 9 state agencies that are mandated to investigate and prosecute alleged white collar corruption. The NACA has been working on SHP payroll fraud investigations and 50 people have been arrested and charged including a politician for misappropriation charges, etc.
- Law and Justice Sector
The Law and Justice Program is a part of the Government’s aims to implement the National Law and Justice Policy of 2001. CIMC is a part of the Law and Justice Working Group as a voice of the civil society and the private sector and has been monitoring the work of the Law and Justice Sector agencies.
- The Proceeds of Crime Act
The Committee has been monitoring the implementation of the Proceeds of Crime Act which was passed recently. It is understood that some aspects of the Act have been fully implemented such as the setting up of the Financial Intelligence Unit, whilst others are yet to be done especially in areas of people and money smuggling or trafficking, international terrorism, etc.
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