Papua New Guinea Cybercrime Policy 2014
9.4
Royal
Papua
New
Guinea
Constabulary
The
Royal
Papua
New
Guinea
Constabulary
is
responsible
for
maintaining
security
and
law
and
order
in
the
country.
Through
its
established
crime
enforcement
units,
it
will
ensure
relevant
laws
are
enforced
accordingly.
The
primary
mandate
of
the
Royal
Papua
New
Guinea
Constabulary
is
to
investigate
complaints
and
facilitate
the
prosecution
of
such
complaints.
The
Police
will
be
assisted
by
other
law
enforcement
agencies
including
NICTA.
The
Transnational
Crimes
Unit
should
be
adequately
equipped
and
specifically
trained
to
investigate
and
deal
with
Cybercrime
through
mutual
assistance
and
international
cooperation.
9.5
Office
of
the
Public
Prosecutor
The
Office
of
the
Public
Prosecutor
is
principally
responsible
for
the
prosecution
of
all
indictable
offences,
including
those
that
can
be
prosecuted
both
summarily
and
on
indictment.
Depending
on
the
severity
of
the
Cybercrime
or
offence,
and
the
penalties
imposed,
such
offences
may
be
prosecuted
either
summarily
or
on
indictment.
9.6
The
Judiciary
The
Judiciary
is
principally
responsible
for
the
dispensation
of
justice
and
the
interpretation
of
the
laws.
In
respect
of
cybercrime
the
Judiciary
should
be
adequately
equipped
and
trained
to
receive
and
prosecute
cases
relating
to
cybercrime.
9.7
Department
of
Prime
Minister
and
NEC
(PM
&
NEC)
PM
&
NEC
provides
overall
monitoring,
evaluation
and
coordination
of
policy
and
general
service
delivery
for
the
Public
Service,
through
its
chairmanship
of
the
Central
Agencies
Coordinating
Committee
(CACC).
The
PM
&
NEC
Act,
2002
will
assist
on
Cybercrime
matters
as
they
relate
to
the
sovereignty,
unity
and
security
of
Papua
New
Guinea.
In
addition,
the
National
Intelligence
Organisation
Act,
2002
gives
responsibility
to
the
NIO
to
help
determine
the
levels
of
threat,
whether
external
or
internal,
and
advises
the
Government
and
other
stakeholders
to
take
appropriate
measures
to
defend,
protect
and
preserve
the
national
sovereignty
of
Papua
New
Guinea.
This
includes
the
defence,
protection
and
preservation
of
critical
national
infrastructures
(like
airports,
ICT
installations,
and
utilities),
processes
and
its
people.
Threats
also
include
sedition,
espionage,
sabotage
and
matters
affecting
and
or
threatening
public
order.
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