Papua New Guinea government
executive branchJustice administrationReviewed
Department of Justice and Attorney General
Justice policy, state legal services and law reform.
What this authority does
Provides legal services to the state, administers justice-sector policy, oversees the Public Solicitor and Public Prosecutor functions, and manages village court policy.
Services for the public
- State legal services
- Village court administration
- Law reform
- Legal aid oversight
Before you contact this authority
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Other Papua New Guinea authorities
- Legal aidOffice of the Public Solicitor
- Land administrationDepartment of Lands and Physical Planning
- TaxationInternal Revenue Commission
- Companies and investmentInvestment Promotion Authority
- ImmigrationPNG Immigration and Citizenship Authority
- Integrity and oversightOmbudsman Commission of Papua New Guinea
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