SABL

SABL CoI Second day - 10 August 2011

On 11 Aug, 2011 By rait man

By Evah Kuson*

Following on from the preliminary hearing on the Monday 8, August Simon Ketan has now taken over duties from Davis Stevens as the new Council Assisting for the Commission of Inquiry. Chief Commissioner in his welcoming address thanked Ketan for his willingness to take this role.

SABL CoI Introductory Hearing - 8 August 2011

On 08 Aug, 2011 By rait man With 1 Comments

By Evah Kuson*

The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) officially opened their investigations into the Special Purpose Agriculture and Business Leases (SPABL) yesterday (8/08/2011) with presiding Chief Commissioner John Numapo with Messrs Alois Jerewai and Nicholas Mirou.

CoI Statement of Case

On 06 Aug, 2011 By Tim

ABAL: Commission of Inquiry into SPABL commences work

On 01 Aug, 2011 By rait man

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 asks: Why stop the probe?

On 23 Jul, 2011 By rait man

On June 29, 2011, acting Prime Minister Sam Abal announced the Commission of Inquiry into the Special Agriculture Business Leases (SABLs) and Urban Development Leases. 

Mr Abal appointed John Numapo as Chairman, Nicholas Mirou and Alois Jerewai as Commissioners and several other people were appointed to provide technical advice to the Commission. Abal expressed confidence in the team he had appointed that they will do a good job. The Commission was given three months to complete the task and present its report to the Government, which will then present it to Parliament.

Post Courier says SABL inquiry deferred

On 21 Jul, 2011 By rait man

Commission to begin soon

On 15 Jul, 2011 By rait man

By Luana Paniu

The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Special Purpose Agriculture and Business Leases (SPABL) will use relevant court documents and information from research institutes and various organisations including landowners to begin investigations.  

Director for CoI and Investigation branch of the Prime Minister’s Department, Mathew Yuangu said this will be a foundation for the CoI, which will include visitation to specific SPABL sites in the country. 

SABL Inquiry starts off under fire

On 13 Jul, 2011 By rait man

By Luana Paniu (Post Courier)

THE Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Special Purpose Agriculture and Business Leases (SPABL) was recently announced and is scheduled to be completed by September but it has come under fire by a civil and legal rights organisation and a former academic. 

The former academic, who was a lecturer at the University of PNG and is also a naturalised citizen, said that references within the CoI were ambitious for the government to achieve. 

Battle of the SABLs intensifies

On 12 Jul, 2011 By rait man With 1 Comments

By Warren Dutton

Acting Prime Minister Sam Abal has established a Commission of Inquiry into the SABLs [special agricultural and business leases], which is a good and I believe well intentioned step.

However there are definitely forces within the system, and perhaps even within the process itself, that will be working hard to maintain the status of the bad SABLs, so the ECPNG [ecumenical council of PNG] really needs to present the strongest possible submission to the Commission of Inquiry.

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