Papua New Guinea Cybercrime Policy 2014 Table of Contents FOREWORD BY THE MINISTER Abbreviation 4 5 PART ONE: INTRODUCTION 6 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 6 6 7 7 8-9 9-11 11-12 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 Background Vision Statement Guiding Principles Cybercrime and Cybersecurity History of Policy Development in PNG Challenges in Determining the Threat Level The Need for Cybercrime Policy and Legislation Existing Legislation Role of the Government in Combating Cybercrime 9.1 Department of Justice and Attorney General 9.2 Department of Communication and Information (DCI) 9.3 National Information and Communication Technology Authority (NICTA) 9.4 Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary 9.5 Office of the Public Prosecutor 9.6 The Judiciary 9.7 Department of Prime Minister and NEC (PM & NEC) 9.8 Other Government Stakeholder PART TWO: AREAS OF FOCUS 1. Legislation 1.1 Development of National Cybercrime Legislation 1.2 Establishment of Common Interpretations for Key Terms 1.3 Development of Substantive Criminal Law 1.4 Criminal Procedural Law 1.5 Jurisdiction 15 15 15 16 16 17 2. Harmonization 17 3. Crime Prevention 18 3.1 Awareness 18 3.2 Education 18 3.3 Capacity Building 19 3.3.1 Training of law enforcement agencies, judiciary and the prosecution 19 3.3.2 Institutional and Infrastructure development 19 4. Regional and International Cooperation 19 5. Electronic Evidence 19 5.1 Review or development of national laws to recognise admissibility of electronic evidence 19 5.2 Equipping relevant institutions to receive and process electronic evidence 20 5.3 Establishment of a Cybercrime Investigative Unit and Forensic Laboratory 20 5.4 Cooperation between national law enforcement bodies 20 6. Liability of ICT Service Providers 21 7. Statement by the Secretary 22 8. Acknowledgement 23 P|3