Constitution as amended by the 2025 Christian Country amendment
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- Jurisdiction
- Papua New Guinea
- Provision
- 99
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- in force
Provision text
Official source99. Structure of Government.
(1) Subject to and in accordance with this Constitution, the power, authority and jurisdiction of the People shall be exercised by the National Government.
(2) The National Government consists of three principal arms, namely:—
(3) In principle, the respective powers and functions of the three arms shall be kept separate from each other. PNG National Legislation
(4) Subsection (2) is descriptive only and is non-justiciable.
Division 2.—The National Parliament.
Subdivision A.—The Legislative Power.
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Constitution as amended by the 2025 Christian Country amendment · faolex.fao.org · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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