SABL Commission of Inquiry

Communal Ownership of Land is the Peoples’ only safety-net

On 02 Jul, 2014 By Anonymous (not verified)

Source: MILDA/ PACNEWS

NGO wants action on illegal PNG land leases

On 27 Jun, 2014 By Eddie Tanago

An NGO in Papua New Guinea says the Prime Minister's announcement that controversial land leases will be scrapped needs to be followed up with action.

Peter O'Neill has announced that Special Agriculture and Business Leases obtained illegally will be cancelled and provisions in the Land Act which allowed for SABLs to be granted, abolished.

He's acting on the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry into the SABLs which was presented to the government nearly a year ago.

77 SABL LICENSES REVOKED

On 27 Jun, 2014 By Eddie Tanago

Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says his government is serious in implementing recommendations made from the Commission of Inquiry.

His comments come after cabinet acted on the recommendations of the Special Agriculture Business Lease inquiry, cancelling more than 70 of the licenses.

It also comes at a time when his Commission of Inquiry into the Paraka saga almost got him arrested.

The SABL Recommendations: The Leases to be revoked

On 25 Jun, 2014 By Eddie Tanago

Source: pngexposed (25th June 2014)

Below is a list showing which SABLs the Commission of Inquiry recommended be revoked, surrendered, suspended, or which have already been nullified by the courts. The Prime Minister has announced a National Executive Council decision implementing the Commission recommendations.

Task force to investigate SABL inquiry

On 24 Jun, 2014 By Eddie Tanago

Source: Post Courier

AN INDEPENDENT task force set up by the government will carry out investigations into the commission of inquiry (COI) on the special agriculture business leases (SABLs) uncompleted reports.

This was revealed by the Secretary for the Department of Lands and Physical Planning Romilly Kila Pat in a press conference yesterday.

Will SABL go ?

On 26 Sep, 2013 By Effrey

By Nalau Bingeding

I, just like everyone else who has an interest in Special Purpose Agriculture Business Leases (SABLs), want to see SABLs outlawed in this country. However, when it comes to the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on SABLs, I do not have any high expectations about the outcome of that inquiry.

This is simply because the SABL concept is well embedded in several legislations and involves some highly technical issues, thus the removal of SABLs may not be that easy as some people would like to think.

Summary of the Final SABL Report as presented by Chief Commissioner, John Numapo

On 23 Sep, 2013 By Effrey

By Joey Tau, Freelance Journalist, Pacific Media

The following is a brief sourced from the executive summary and recommendations of the report dated 24th June 2013.

Summary of the Final SABL Report as presented by Commissioner, Nicholas Mirou

On 23 Sep, 2013 By Effrey

By Joey Tau, Freelance Journalist, Pacific Media

The following brief was sourced from the executive summary and recommendations of the final report dated 23rd June 2013.

Only 4 out of 42 SABL received proper landowner consent

On 19 Sep, 2013 By Tim

Source: PNG VIllage

The two final reports on special Agriculture Business leases were tabled in parliament.

In his remarks, PM Peter O’Neill, says the two reports covered only 42 of the 75 SABL areas and that the findings were shocking.

He says from the 42 only 4 SABL had qualified landowners consent and have produced successful agriculture projects, while the rest was obtained through corrupted means.

According to the report the SABL policy failed miserably.

SABL Commissioners referred to Law Society

On 17 Sep, 2013 By Tim

Source: Isaac Nicholas (Post Courier)

THE National Executive Council has referred the three commissioners who chaired the Special Agriculture Business Leases Commission of Inquiry to the PNG Law Society for disciplinary action.

They have also been referred to the Royal PNG Constabulary for an investigation into the use of more than K15 million earmarked for the inquiry.

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