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SUMMARY AND NOTES OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ENVIRONMENT ACT 2000.

Scott Waide Parliament has just passed a new law stopping landowners from interfering with developing companies like Ramu Nickel and LNG. This effectively stops landowners from expressing how they feel about developing projects. Ten from the Opposition voted against it. Seventy three voted for it. Members, The first two paragraphs are explanatory notes stating why the changes to the Environment act 200 should happen. Third paragraph is part of the law while the fourth to the seventh paragraph are explanations of the law changes. Paragraph 6 & 7 are interesting. 1) The explanatory notes state that: STATE THE LAW IS BEING MADE IN LIGHT OF RECENT COURT DECISION THAT HAS EXPOSED RESOURCE PROJECTS TO THE RISK THAT ANY PERMITS GRANTED BY THE STATE IN SATISFACTION OF LEGAL AND SCIENTIFIC REQUIREMENTS MAY NOT BE ENFORCEABLE... 2) The notes also state: A THIRD PARTY (FINANCED BY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS), ALTHOUGH NOT STAKEHOLDERS CAN NOW CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY

SUMMARY AND NOTES OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ENVIRONMENT ACT 2000.

Scott Waide Parliament has just passed a new law stopping landowners from interfering with developing companies like Ramu Nickel and LNG. This effectively stops landowners from expressing how they feel about developing projects. Ten from the Opposition voted against it. Seventy three voted for it. Members, The first two paragraphs are explanatory notes stating why the changes to the Environment act 200 should happen. Third paragraph is part of the law while the fourth to the seventh paragraph are explanations of the law changes. Paragraph 6 & 7 are interesting. 1) The explanatory notes state that: STATE THE LAW IS BEING MADE IN LIGHT OF RECENT COURT DECISION THAT HAS EXPOSED RESOURCE PROJECTS TO THE RISK THAT ANY PERMITS GRANTED BY THE STATE IN SATISFACTION OF LEGAL AND SCIENTIFIC REQUIREMENTS MAY NOT BE ENFORCEABLE... 2) The notes also state: A THIRD PARTY (FINANCED BY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS), ALTHOUGH NOT STAKEHOLDERS CAN NOW CHALLENGE T

28 MAY - NEWS FLASH! PARLIAMENT PASSES BILL STOPPING LANDOWNERS INTERFERING WITH DEVELOPING PROJECTS

This just came from scribes in Parliament: Parliament has just passed a new law stopping landowners from interfering with developing companies like Ramu Nickel and LNG. This effectively stops landowners from expressing how they feel about developing projects. Ten from the Opposition voted against it. Seventy three voted for it.

28 MAY - NEWS FLASH! PARLIAMENT PASSES BILL STOPPING LANDOWNERS INTERFERING WITH DEVELOPING PROJECTS

This just came from scribes in Parliament: Parliament has just passed a new law stopping landowners from interfering with developing companies like Ramu Nickel and LNG. This effectively stops landowners from expressing how they feel about developing projects. Ten from the Opposition voted against it. Seventy three voted for it.

Conversation with the PMs daughter: Part 2

PNG Exposed We reported a few days ago on an email conversation with the Prime Minister’s daughter and Press Secretary about the Paraka Scams in which she struggled to explain why the government had not been to court to lift the injunction against prosecutions. Since then a few more emails have passed back and forth (which you can read below) but now Betha Somare seems to have pulled the plug; leaving us with the astonishing assertion that while yes, there are illegal activities going on, the government cannot be blamed and there are many positive developments for which the government gets no credit. Read the exchanges below and see if you are convinced…. Email 1. Betha Somare: As I mentioned in my previous email, I am not a lawyer and will pass on 
matters you have raised to the Attorney General’s office. Hopefully
they will be able to advise the way forward for government. Regards, Betha Somare, PM’s Media Unit Email 2. An observer responded: Thanks Beta for “at least” responding. B

LLG Positions need more power

National Editorial NORTHERN acting administrator Owen Awaita yesterday lamented the dire financial position of several local level governments in his province. While acknowledging the concerns of the LLGs, Awaita said funds had been delayed by the Department of Treasury. Problems facing the Higaturu, Kokoda, Kira, Kamata and Oro Bay LLGs are not exclusive to these LLGs alone. Throughout the country, LLGs have been operating on shoestring budgets and some with nil funds for many years. This third tier of government, the most neglected in the country, is also what we could refer to as the rock-face, or the frontline, in the development fight. Here is where the problems are, where the people are. Here is where the government ought to be concentrating most of it policies and programmes on, and it is not. Part of this problem lies with the national government and Parliament, in the way the law has been drafted and how government had consistently contravened certain provisions. Part of it l

LLG Positions need more power

National Editorial NORTHERN acting administrator Owen Awaita yesterday lamented the dire financial position of several local level governments in his province. While acknowledging the concerns of the LLGs, Awaita said funds had been delayed by the Department of Treasury. Problems facing the Higaturu, Kokoda, Kira, Kamata and Oro Bay LLGs are not exclusive to these LLGs alone. Throughout the country, LLGs have been operating on shoestring budgets and some with nil funds for many years. This third tier of government, the most neglected in the country, is also what we could refer to as the rock-face, or the frontline, in the development fight. Here is where the problems are, where the people are. Here is where the government ought to be concentrating most of it policies and programmes on, and it is not. Part of this problem lies with the national government and Parliament, in the way the law has been drafted and how government had consistently contravened certain provisions. Par