Policy Workshop on OLLIPPAC

The successful completion of a two day workshop in regards to OLLIPPAC(Organic Law on Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates) concluded on a very positive note. The two day workshop aimed at finding a way forward for the OLLIPPAC law that rendered parts of it unconstitutional in 2010 by the high courts.Participants at the workshops mostly comprised of academics from our NRI, CDI, University of Wollongong, Australia National Univeristy as well as observers from Vanuatu, Solomon Island and Pacific Forum Secretariat.The workshop was opened by the Governor of NCD Hon Powes Parkop. This workshop will ultimately lead to the Conference at Kokopo in July this year.