SABL

Broken promises

Since the Commission of Inquiry reported in 2013, the government has made numerous promises to cancel the SABL leases, but we still have no confirmation of which leases have been cancelled and which remain.

In the intervening period, large areas of forests within the SABL lease areas have been cleared and logs worth hundreds of millions of dollars shipped overseas by Malaysian logging companies.

The government's empty promises

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Commission of Inquiry

A Commission of Inquiry was established in July 2011 to look into the legality of the large number of Special Purpose Agriculture Business Leases (SABLs) issued since 2003.

The Commissioners submitted two final reports in June 2013.

Background

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Timber Heist featured on EMTV news

On 18 Feb, 2016 By ACTNOW

Source: EMTV online

The Oakland Institute report on The Great Timber Heist: The Logging Industry in Papua New Guinea, exposes massive tax evassion and financial misreporting by foreign logging companies, allegedly resulting in non-payment of hundreads of millions of dollars in taxes.

The Great Timber Heist: How Foreign Logging Companies Evade Taxes

On 17 Feb, 2016 By ACTNOW

Source: Oakland Institute

A new report released today, The Great Timber Heist: The Logging Industry in Papua New Guinea, exposes massive tax evasion and financial misreporting by foreign logging companies, allegedly resulting in nonpayment of hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes.

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Special Agricultural Business Leases (SABL)

SABL: A Form of Customary Land Theft

No due process and no informed consent

No due process and no informed consent

The SABL Commission of Inquiry found a widespread failure by public servants to follow the law and proper process in issuing the SABL leases. Most importantly, bureaucrats did not ensure the informed of consent customary landholders.

Informed consent

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Unlawful SABL being used in money scam

On 05 Feb, 2016 By ACTNOW

Source: PNG Exposed

A Malaysian owned business registered in the United States is trying to raise $500,000 via the internet using the promise of profits to be made in logging an illegally issued SABL in Central Province.

MAS Project Management claims it has 'acquired' the 42,150 hectares of land known as Portion 29C which it will use for logging under an agreement with Baina Agro Forestry Limited.

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