Papua New Guinea Cybercrime Policy 2014 successfully   identify   and   prosecute   an   offence   is   dependent   on   the   expeditious   preservation,  collection  and  evaluation  of  electronic  evidence.18     Therefore,   the   Government   recognises   the   need   for   legislative   reforms   to   permit   the   admissibility   of   electronic   evidence   into   court.     Further,   the   collection   of   electronic   evidence  requires  the  modification  or  introduction  of  new  investigatory   procedures  and   techniques.   This   Policy   iterates   the   need   to   have   in   place   such   mechanisms   and   procedures.     Furthermore,   considerable   attention   must   be   given   to   the   way   in   which   law-­‐ enforcement  agencies  and  Courts  deal  with  this  new  category  of  evidence.19         While   traditional   courts   of   law   have   asserted   the   best   evidence   rule   of   admissibility   wherein   the   original   document   is   adduced   in   the   course   of   proceedings,   the   use   of   electronic   evidence   in   some   cases   requires   specific   procedures   that   do   not   facilitate   paper  based  conversion.    Therefore  modification  of  the  rules  of  procedural  evidence  is   one  critical  area  that  will  require  consequential  amendment.20     5.2   Equipping  relevant  institutions  to  receive  and  process  electronic  evidence     In   developing   appropriate   evidence   laws   and   or   provisions,   there   is   a   specific   need   to   enhance   and   or   equip   existing   law   enforcement   agencies   and   relevant   institutions   to   facilitate  the  receipt,  processing,  authentication  and  retention  of  electronic  evidence.     5.3   Establishment  of  a  Cybercrime  Investigative  Unit  and  Forensic  Laboratory     In  light  of  the  rapid  advances  in  ICTs  and  corresponding  and  real  threats  of  cybercrime,   the  Government  is  desirous  of  establishing  a  specialised  Cybercrime  Investigative  Unit  to   refer  cybercrime  complaints  for  investigation  and  prosecution.     With  the  establishment  of  such  a  unit,  the  Government  further  observes  the  importance   of   enhancing   and   equipping   the   existing   National   Forensic   Laboratory   to   deal   with   cybercrime  forensics.         5.4   Cooperation  between  national  law  enforcement  bodies     It   is   imperative   there   be   cooperation,   collaboration   and   sharing   of   knowledge   and   information   between   the   specialised   Cybercrime   Investigative   Unit,   the   Transnational   Crime  Unit,  other  law  enforcement  agencies  and  other  stakeholders.                                                                                                                                 18  Regarding  the  need  for  formalization  of  computer  forensics,  see:  Leigland/Krings,  A  Formalization  of  Digital  Forensics,  International   Journal  of  Digital  Evidence,  2004,  Vol.3,  No.2.   19  Regarding  the  difficulties  of  dealing  with  digital  evidence  on  the  basis  of  traditional  procedures  and  doctrines,  see:  Moore,  To   View  or  not  to  view:  Examining  the  Plain  View  Doctrine  and  Digital  Evidence,  American  Journal  of  Criminal  Justice,  Vol.  29,  No.  1,   2004,  page  57  et  seq.   20 See  Vacca,  Computer  Forensics,  Computer  Crime  Scene  Investigation,  2nd  Edition,  2005,  page  3.  Regarding  the  early  discussion   about  the  use  of  printouts,  see:  Robinson,  The  Admissibility  of  Computer  Printouts  under  the  Business  Records  Exception  in  Texas,   South  Texas  Law  Journal,  Vol.  12,  1970,  page  291  et  seq.       P | 20