Department of Lands

Lands Board functions being decentralised

On 17 Aug, 2014 By rait man

MP wants board decentralised

Source: Post Courier

LANDS and Physical Planning Minister Benny Allan has thrown in his support for the decentralisation of land board functions to provinces.

"This is so that each province can have their own land and physical planning board to plan how they can use their land without waiting for approvals from the National Land Board, in so far as allocation and granting of land titles are concerned," Minister Allan said in a statement yesterday.

Landowners celebrate victory over SABL portion 144c

On 15 Jul, 2014 By Eddie Tanago

By: Eddie Tanago and Jimmy Kalebe

TURUBU AND SAUSSO landowners in East Sepik Province have celebrated over the weekend after the National Executive Council and national court decision that nullified portion 144c.

More than 1500 landowner representatives gathered in a peaceful celebration last Saturday in Wewak to inform the authorities, company officials and other landowners that portion 144c is now revoked.

State calls for land register

On 23 Jun, 2014 By Tim

Comment: The Government is using the SABL scandal to push land registration, but land registration is a dangerous exercise as it can quickly lead to land alienation, and with corruption rife in the Department of Lands nobody should trust the government with their most precious resource...

Source: The National

OWNERS of customary land affected by the Government’s decision to revoke Special Agriculture and Business Leases have been urged to register their land and become title-holders.

Landowners welcome government's SABL Decision

On 20 Jun, 2014 By Effrey

POST COURIER, June 20, 2014

PNG Lands Minister investigating dubious deals within his dept

On 13 Sep, 2013 By Tim

Source: Radio New Zealand

Papua New Guinea’s Minister of Lands and Physical Planning Benny Allen says his ministry is investigating a number of questionable transactions within the Lands Department.

The Ministry has invited complaints about land dealings throughout PNG and is commissioning a team to investigate all land deals alleged to have been fraudulent.

Mr Allen says many complaints are filing in and some relate to corrupt dealings within the department.

Champion of Aborigines Gummi Fridriksson 'evicts' PNG's Poor

On 09 Oct, 2012 By Klaireh

The following article via The Australian is the most recent development in the Paga Hill saga (The Forced Eviction at Paga Hill - A Brief History of Portion 1597 Granville)

This was not an eviction it was a crime - The Paga Hill demolition

On 21 May, 2012 By rait man

Dr Kristian Lasslett*

Public Account Committee slammed 'corrupt' Paga Hill land deals

On 14 May, 2012 By rait man

While police are continuing to facilitate the forceable eviction of people living on Paga Hill in Port Moresby despite the protests of their local MP*, we should remember the Public Accounts Committee has already found the land acquisition by the developer was completely corrupt and fraudulent.

These are excerts from the PAC findings as recorded in their 2009 Report to Parliament on the inquiry into the Department of Lands:

Portion 1597 Milinch Granville, FourMil, Moresby At Paga Hill – Grant to Paga Hill Development Company Ltd.

Abal announces commencement of Commission of Inquiry into SABL

On 28 Jul, 2011 By rait man

Acting Prime Minister Hon. Sam Abal has announced the commencement of the Commission of Inquiry into the Special Purpose Agricultural & Business Leases (SPABL).

Post Courier says SABL inquiry deferred

On 21 Jul, 2011 By rait man

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