Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea

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The Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea is the head of the country’s judiciary and presiding officer of its Supreme Court, overseeing the administration of justice and the interpretation of the constitution.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea canonical 4

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office ⓘ
public office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Papua New Guinea ⓘ
appointedBy Governor-General of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
appointedOnAdviceOf National Executive Council of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
branch judicial branch ⓘ
canBeRemovedBy Governor-General of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
chairs full court sittings of the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
constitutionalRole guardian of the Constitution of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
country Papua New Guinea ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver judges of the National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
hasDuty ensure fair and impartial administration of justice in Papua New Guinea ⓘ
uphold rule of law in Papua New Guinea ⓘ
hasJurisdiction final appellate jurisdiction in Papua New Guinea ⓘ
hasRank highest judicial officer in Papua New Guinea ⓘ
headOf Judiciary of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
Tok Pisin ⓘ
locatedIn Port Moresby ⓘ
maySitIn National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
memberOf National Judicial System of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
officeCreatedBy Constitution of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
officeHoldersMustBe fit and proper persons ⓘ
qualified lawyers ⓘ
officeHoldersTake judicial oath of office in Papua New Guinea ⓘ
officeType non-political ⓘ
oversees administration of justice in Papua New Guinea ⓘ
case management in the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
discipline of judicial officers in Papua New Guinea ⓘ
participatesIn Judicial and Legal Services Commission of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
partOf judicial branch of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
presidesOver Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
presidingOfficerOf Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
removalRequires recommendation of a tribunal ⓘ
reportsFunctionallyTo Constitution of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
responsibleFor administrative leadership of the courts of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
allocation of judges to Supreme Court benches ⓘ
interpretation of the Constitution of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
style The Honourable Chief Justice ⓘ
linked to: Chief Justice
symbolizes independence of the judiciary in Papua New Guinea ⓘ
termLength until reaching mandatory retirement age ⓘ
worksWith Attorney-General of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Minister for Justice of Papua New Guinea ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea → composition → Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea → headedBy → Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
judiciary of Papua New Guinea → headedByOffice → Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea → composition → Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
subject linked to: Supreme Court