Papua New Guinea - Government and society | Britannica
www.britannica.com › place › Papua-New-GuineaPapua New Guinea’s judicial system has at its base a network of district courts presided over by magistrates. The higher-level National Court has the power of judicial review over the lower courts and handles serious civil and criminal matters. The Supreme Court is the final court of appeal, and it also reviews the decisions of the National Court and issues rulings on the constitutionality of laws.
Government in Papua New Guinea - Commonwealth of Nations
www.commonwealthofnations.org › sectors-papua_newPapua New Guinea is a constitutional monarchy which recognises Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. She is represented by a governor-general who is nominated by parliament and who serves for a term of six years. The prime minister is the head of the national government, which is vested with executive power. Following parliamentary elections, the leader of the majority party or coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general, who acts in accordance with a decision of ...
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www.parliament.gov.pgPapua New Guinea (PNG) Parliament is a single chamber legislature (law-making body) consisting of 89 Members elected from Open electorates and 22 Governors elected from Provincial electorates. The total 111 Members are directly voted into office by citizens over 18 years of age and represent Papua New Guinea provinces and districts.