National Capital District (Papua New Guinea) have the same powers as elsewhere in the country due to the role of the National Capital District Commission. The National Capital District did not have a decentralised administration with a Premier, as with the other provinces, prior to 1995; however, since the 1995 reforms of provincial governments it has been headed by a Governor, albeit one with more limited powers. National Capital District (Papua New Guinea) The National Capital District of Papua New Guinea is the incorporated area around Port Moresby, which is the capital of Papua New Guinea. Although it is surrounded by Central Province, where Port Moresby
Law of Papua New Guinea he had formerly presided with respect to a capital case which was then "sub judice". The newspaper was smartly reminded by the court that such challenge was likely to result in severe sanctions, and Sir Arnold withdrew. Weisbrot, D., Paliwala, A. and Sawyerr, A. "Law and Social Change in Papua New Guinea" (Sydney, 1982) Law of Papua New Guinea The law of Papua New Guinea consists of the Constitution, ordinary statutes enacted by Parliament or adopted at Independence from overseas (together with their pendant regulations) and judge-made law. The Constitution is "autochthonous" (a constitutional term of art also used in