The Constitutional and Law Reform Commission Chairman and Wewak MP Kevin Isifu, has called for a review of the National Pandemic Act of 2020. Mr. Isifu when speaking on NBC East Sepik recently, says that this Law was never drafted by the CLRC, and no proper consultation was carried out into the Law, that is why it is infringing on the rights of Papua New Guinean's. He also says that the Country's Constitution is supreme and must be respected at all times when Parliament intends to pass new Laws or make amendments to existing Laws. ''I wish to let you all know that some provisions in the Pademic Act is not right and I also wish to let you know that Acts of Parliament such as Pandemic Act are small laws the big law is our Mama law, the Constitution is our supreme law.
''All Acts of Parliament including the Pandemic Act must work in harmony with what's in the PNG Constitution if they do not work in line with the Mama law and continue to infringe on the rights of my people, then that law (Pandemic Act) is deemed to be illegal,'' said Kevin Isifu. NBC News / PNGfacts Next : Papua New Guinea Failed To Follow Pledges: UN Comments are closed.
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