ASSISTANT Commissioner (ACP) Policy and Planning Division, Rigga Neggi says the four-day workshop on the Police Act 1998 Law Review and the Constabulary Standing Orders (CSOs) was to bring members of the Constabulary together to participate in the discussions and make contributions.
ACP Neggi said when final products come out, the participants would appreciate that they were part of the team that took part in the process. He said the participants would have a sense of ownership over the documents as well.
Mr Neggi made these remarks whilst officiating a four-day workshop on the Police Act 1998 Law Review and the Constabulary Standing Orders (CSOs) at the Gazelle International Hotel in Kokopo, East New Britain Province.
He said the Police Act Review is an Internal Consultations whilst consulting the National Executive Council (NEC) decisions on the External Consultations.
ACP Neggi said the workshop was for the participants to cut-open the two important documents and critically analyze things that were going wrong in the Constabulary’s current practices. This was also to look at the positive benefits from the Police Act Review and the CSO.
He added that the workshop was also to have a general appreciation of the Royal Papua New Guinea (RPNGC) Corporate Plan 2020–2030 and the importance of the 2024 Annual Management Reports (AMRs).
The four-day workshop commenced today Tuesday 19th November and will end on Friday 22nd November 2024. The first two days will be for the participants to discuss and contribute ideas on the Police Act Review whilst another two days is to have discussions on Constabulary Standing Orders (CSOs).
The workshop is only for the Constabulary members from the New Guinea Island Police Commands and Bougainville Police Services.
Mr Neggi said the first workshop on this has already been conducted at the Dixie Bungalow at the 17 Mile in the Central Province.
He added that similar workshop would also be conducted in Mt Hagen for the Constabulary members in the Highlands East and West Commands and in the Northern Command in Morobe Province as well.
