The government is planning to impose a total ban on underage marriage in the
country to clamp down on high rate of unsafe marriages and to protect youths in the country. This was revealed by the Secretary for Constitutional Law Reform Commission Eric Kwa at a regional workshop on the review of the Censorship Act in Port Moresby yesterday. "Any child under the age of 18 will not get married. This is to protect the child from forced marriage, which is common in the country these days," Mr Eric said. He said the government has also tasked the commission to review the Criminal Code Act to increase all penalties relating to summary offenses and also to review the District Court Act to do away with comitial court processes to reduce the length of time remedies are kept in prison awaiting trial after being committed. He told participants that the government is serious in passing more laws and reviewing existing laws to ensure they cope with the current social, political and economical changes in the country. Among them is the review of the Censorship Act 1989 and a proposed law to provide for Classification of films, publications and online services, which the Censorship board and the Constitutional Law Reform Commission had undertaken in partnership with other state institutions such as Customs and the National Information and Communication Technology Authority (NICTA). The purpose of the proposed law, as discussed in the workshop, is to control the production, viewing and sharing of indecent and explicit materials via internet and other mediums. PNG Facts/ Post Courier Comments are closed.
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