Election petitions cannot be continuously delayed over the conflict in legal representation for the Electoral Commission.
Justice Collin Makail of the Waigani National Court said the Electoral Commission, Attorney General and Solicitor General need to sit down and meet on the representation of the Electoral Commission by law firms in Election petition matters.
Petitions filed are going for direction hearing at this state, to prepare it for trial, but some have not progressed far, due to the conflict in legal representation for the Electoral Commission.
“The issue of Legal representation should not be a hindrance of cases. We cannot delay Election Petition cases, we need to progress them,” Justice Makail said.
He said the court cannot made orders as to who should represent the Electoral Commission.