Special Parliamentary Committee on Public Sector Reform and Service Delivery hearing

President of PNG Law Society Peter Kuman explained this to the Special Parliamentary Committee on Public Sector Reform and Service Delivery hearing yesterday.

He said when a reserved judgment is delayed for more than three months by the courts, the lawyers and parties involved are required to write to the office of the Chief Justice.

“They’ve got a tracking system which I understand internally, where the Chief Justice speaks to the Judge concerned, and remind them. I would assume that the Chief Justice will speak to the judge concerned.

Northern Governor Gary Juffa at the hearing on Wednesday said the matters relating to accusations made in July 2015 on an SBS report concerning lawyers Greg Sheppard and Harvey Maladina should be given immediate attention as it is a matter of public interest.

He told Vincent Mirupasi, the Chairman of the Lawyers Statutory Committee, that this matter should have been dealt with in a timely manner while it’s still fresh in the minds of the public when people are curious.