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🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaConstitution

Constitution as amended by the 2025 Christian Country amendment

42

Jurisdiction
Papua New Guinea
Provision
42
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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Recorded status
in force

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42. Liberty of the person. (1) No person shall be deprived of his personal liberty except— PNG National Legislation This is an official copy of the Legislation of PNG (2 ) A person who is arrested or detained— and shall be informed immediately on his arrest or detention of his rights under this subsection. (3) A person who is arrested or detained— commit, an offence, shall, unless he is released, be brought without delay before a court or a judicial officer and, in a case referred to in paragraph (b), shall not be further held in custody in connection with the offence except by order of a court or judicial officer.

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Constitution as amended by the 2025 Christian Country amendment · faolex.fao.org · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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