Constitution as amended by the 2025 Christian Country amendment
143
- Jurisdiction
- Papua New Guinea
- Provision
- 143
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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Official source143 . Acting Prime Minister.
(a) becomes the Acting Prime Minister until he is appointed a Prime Minister in accordance with Section 142 (2) ( the Prime Minister ); and
This is an official copy of the Legislation of PNG
(b) may exercise and perform all the powers, functions, duties an d responsibilities of a Prime Minister .
(3) The question whether the occasion for the appointment of an Acting Prime Minister or for the exercise or performance of a power, function, duty or responsibility by an Acting Prime Minister, under this section has arisen or has ceased, is non-justiciab le.
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Constitution as amended by the 2025 Christian Country amendment · faolex.fao.org · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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