Constitution as amended by the 2025 Christian Country amendment
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- Jurisdiction
- Papua New Guinea
- Provision
- 42
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source42. Liberty of the person.
(1) No person shall be deprived of his personal liberty except—
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(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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