DEPUTY Commissioner of Police and Chief of Administration, Dr Philip Mitna described the Police Act and the Constabulary Standing Orders (CSO) as the roadmap of effective management.
He said these two key documents provide the pillar for the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) management to run the organization more proficiently, within the confines of good governance and ethics.
Dr Mitna made these remarks today whilst officiating a five-day workshop on the Police Act 1998 Law Review and the Constabulary Standing Orders (CSOs) internal consultation workshop at the Hotel Morobe in Lae, Morobe province.
DCP Mitna said in the bid refine these two documents, the Constabulary sanctioned a review of the Police Act and the CSO, and these two reviews are being conducted simultaneously.
The CSO is built on the principalities of ethics and discipline, and it is like the Constabulary’s Bible articulately collated in conformity with the laws enshrined in the Police Act.
The five-day workshop for the members of the Constabulary in the Northern Command commenced today Monday 09th December and it will end on Friday 13th December 2024.
The Constabulary has conducted the internal consultation workshops successfully on the Police Act 1998 Law Review and the CSO in provincial regions in partnership with the European Union-Papua New Guinea Partnership for Good Governance (EU-PNG P4GG) project.
The overall goal of the P4GG project was to promote good governance and respect for the rule of law in the country through support to key law and order agencies such as the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC).
Dr Mitna said these reviews are critically important to the organization and as such the RPNGC management is grateful towards the EU for taking the initiative to fund the roll-our program.
DCP Mitna said the Police Act and the CSO were not reviewed or amended over the last couple of years to suit new emerging socio-economic environments, and legislative changes and therefore the reviews are timely and essential to the organization.
Dr Mitna said those two documents must be updated from here onwards.
DCP Mitna was speaking to the members of the RPNGC tasked with the responsibilities of reviewing the Police Act and the CSO aided by EU funding.
“You should grasp this opportunity and contribute ideas meaningfully, so we can collectively set the pathway for this organization to advance into the next five or ten years,” he said.
