INSIGHT INTO STATE vs TIENSTEN, KAVO & POTAPE
By BRYAN KRAMER Part 2 - STATE VS FRANCIS POTAPE (extracts from National Court Judgement) Francis Potape is the Member for the Komo Magarima Open Electorate in the Hela Province. He is a second term member, first elected at 2007 National Elections and re-elected again in 2012. By virtue of being the Member of Komo Magarima Open Electorate he is also appointed Chairman of the Electorate Joint District Planning and Budget Priority Committee (JDP Committee). This is in accordance section 33A of the Organic Law on Provincial and Local Level Government. In contrast a Regional member who automatically assumes the Provincial Governor's position also chairs Joint Provincial Planning and Budget Priorities Committee. Every Electorate (Open Seat) JDP Committee consists of the Member of the Parliament representing the open electorate who is the Chairman of the Committee; Presidents of Local-level Governments (LLG) in the District; and any three other members appointed by the Member of the