The Colonial Laws Review Program (CLRP) focuses specifically on the review of all the pre-Independence laws that Papua New Guinea adopted from Australia at independence. The goal of the CLRP is to revise those pre-independence legislation to suit the temporary needs and circumstances of the country and the development plans,

policies and priorities of the government and the People as reflected in the National Goals and Directive Principles, Papua New Guinea Vision 2050, Papua New Guinea Development Strategic Plan 2010 – 2030 and the subsequently medium-term development plans.

The process for the review of colonial laws is:

• Management approval of a colonial law to review;

• Desktop analysis of the legislative and identification of issues;

• Stakeholder workshop;

• Position Paper; and,

• Submission of the Position Paper to appropriate implementing agencies with recommendations for reform.