Welcome to the Papua New Guinea Centre for Judicial Excellence


This is the official website of the Papua New Guinea Centre for Judicial Excellence (‘PngCJE’). The PngCJE was established in 2010 and coordinates judicial education and training for Papua New Guinea Judiciary, Magisterial Services and the Department of Justice and Attorney General.

The purpose of the PngCJE is to facilitate and coordinate structured professional training to all judicial officers, court officers and officers of the law and justice sector to help improve delivery of judicial services to the people.

Click on the highlighted links to see Video Messages about Papua New Guinea Centre for Judicial Excellence (PngCJE) from The Chief Justice and Board Chairman of PNGCJE, Sir Gibbs Salika, GCL, KBE, CSM, OBE, and the Judge responsible for PNGCJE, Hon. Justice John Carey.


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Global judicial leaders unite in PNG to promote well-being and ethical justice systems

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Global judicial leaders unite under the theme “From Principles to Action: Advancing Judicial Well-being as the Foundation for Integrity,...

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Papua New Guinea leads global push to strengthen Judicial Integrity and Well-Being

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Justice Wimalasena highlights PNG’s leadership in advancing Judicial Well-Being and Integrity at the upcoming 2025 International Conference in Port...

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Papua New Guinea Judiciary to host landmark International Judicial Conference on Integrity and Well-Being

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The Papua New Guinea Judiciary, in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), will host...

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Judges and spouses take part in Judicial Wellness program to promote holistic well-being

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Judges from the Supreme and National Courts of Papua New Guinea, accompanied by their spouses, successfully participated in a...

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Judges observe International Judicial Well-being Day

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Judges of the Supreme and National Courts of Papua New Guinea (PNG) observed the first International Judicial Well-Being Day...

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PNGCJE rolls out training programs for Court Officers in the Provinces

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The Papua New Guinea Centre for Judicial Excellence (PNGCJE) has conducted and facilitated training programs for the NJSS Court...

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Papua New Guinea Centre for Judicial Excellence (PNGCJE) and University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) Host the Sir Buri Kidu Lecture Series

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The Papua New Guinea Centre for Judicial Excellence (PNGCJE), in partnership with the University of Papua New Guinea School...

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The PNGCJE and Commonwealth Secretariat host Latimer House Principles Symposium for Judges

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The Papua New Guinea Centre for Judicial Excellence (PNGCJE) and Commonwealth Secretariat held a two-day symposium on the Latimer House...

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Strengthening advocacy skills with our Pacific neighbours

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Seventeen senior lawyers from the Pacific region are taking part in an intensive “Train the Trainer” program, led by...

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PNGCJE collaborates with UNDP to train court officers on Human Rights and Anti-Corruption

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The PNG Centre for Judicial Excellence (PNGCJE) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and funded by...

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Pacific Centre for Judicial Excellence leads regional workshop on Managing and Reporting Fraud and Corruption Cases

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The Pacific Centre for Judicial Excellence (PCJE) is currently hosting a landmark three-day workshop focused on strengthening regional capacity...

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PCJE highlights strategic intentions for the future at the Pacific Regional Meeting

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The Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea Sir Gibbs Salika and Chairman of the Pacific Judicial Centre for Judicial...

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Chief Justice attends Pacific Judicial conference hosted in New Zealand

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The Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea, Sir Gibbs Salika, attended the 2025 Pacific Judicial Conference (PJC) in New...

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Chief Justice meets with delegates from The High People’s Court of Beijing Municipality

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The Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea Sir Gibbs Salika had a high-level meeting with delegates from the High...

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Chief Justice attends regional Chief Justices meeting in Fiji

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The Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea Sir Gibbs Salika, Justice Sir Kina Bona and Justice Daniel Liosi were...

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PNGCJE in Partnership with the Federal Court of Australia holds Court Officer Training Workshop in Tonga

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Managing and Reporting on Fraud and Corruption Cases The PNGCJE and the Federal Court of Australia hosted twenty-six Registrars and...

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Kokopo National Court staff complete two-day customer service training

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The Papua New Guinea Centre for Judicial Excellence (PNGCJE) key objective to deliver structured training programs for Judges, Magistrates,...

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Judges attend IOJT Conference in South Korea.

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Two Judges from the PNG Judiciary, Justice Joseph Yagi and Justice Nerrie Eliakim are currently attending the 11th International...

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Continuing Legal Education for Lawyers a success

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The Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) in collaboration with the PNG Centre for Judicial Excellence (PNGCJE) and the PNG Law...

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Chief Justice attends CMJA conference in Rwanda

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Following the successful conference held in Cardiff in September 2023, the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association (CMJA) is hosting...

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