Liam Fox, PNG correspondent

Papua New Guinea's Parliament has passed a controversial law that will give it the ability to suspend senior judges who are perceived to be biased.



The government of Prime Minister Peter O'Neill used its numbers to pass its Judicial Conduct Bill through Parliament with minimal debate. 



When it comes into force, Parliament will have the power to suspend a judge deemed to have not acted impartially. 



Parliament will be able to direct the Governor-General to appoint a tribunal to investigate allegations, but while that happens the judge cannot hear cases. 



The Attorney-General Allan Marat has told Parliament the law will help judges uphold the integrity of the judicial system. 



But the Opposition leader Dame Carol Kidu says it will erode the separation of powers between the executive and the judiciary.