Policy · Law & Order

Safety for every family, business and village.

Tribal fighting, sorcery-accusation related violence, and urban crime hold our nation back. PNC will deliver a generational lift in security, justice and the rule of law.

Police

  • Recruit and train 20,000 new RPNGC officers over the term.
  • Re-open every closed police station and aid-post in rural PNG.
  • Equip all provincial commands with modern radios, vehicles and forensics.
  • Establish dedicated SARV (sorcery-accusation related violence) response units.
  • Stand up a National Cybercrime Unit.

Courts & Justice

  • Clear the District Court backlog within 24 months.
  • Build six new courthouses across rural PNG.
  • Reform the Village Court system to better serve women and children.
  • Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) properly funded and resourced.
  • Modernise correctional services with rehabilitation at the core.