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Mission Statement |
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| To provide the vital link between the
Provincial and Local-level Governments while empowering and building
their capacity to fulfil their mandates for the benefit of the people of
Papua New Guinea. |
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Role and
Responsibilities |
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To support the
Minister administer his
statutory responsibilities, i.e. Organic Law, Provincial Governments
Administration Act 1997 and Local-level Government Administration
Act 1997.
In more specific terms, DPLGA’s
primary responsibility is to provide technical support to provincial
and local level governments to achieve good governance and effective
service delivery, through 4 key strategic areas;
- Policy and legislative support
- Performance monitoring and
coordination
- Capacity building
- Special projects relating to
Provincial & Local Level Governments
Clients of the Department of
Provincial and Local Government Affairs at the National level are
NEC, CACC, PLLSMA who wish to be informed on the performance of
provincial governments and local-level governments, provincial
governments and local-level governments are it's clients at the
sub-national level.
The Department's mandate therefore,
comes from the Organic Law on Provincial Governments and Local-Level
Governments, Provincial Governments Administration Act and
Local-Level Government Administration. In addition the Department
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Areas of Core Business |
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From it's mandate, the Department as
come up with it's core business to support it's clients. Theses
include:-
- Provide policy and legislative
support to provincial governments and local-level governments in
line with the Minister's statutory responsibilities
- Coordinate, monitor and report
on the governance performance of Provincial Governments and
Local-level Governments
- Help build the capacity of
Provincial Governments and Local-level Governments
- Undertake special projects
related to Provincial Governments and Local-level Governments as
required by the National Government
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Divisions/Branches |
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Governance Institution
and Development - (GID)
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Governance Institution and Development division is responsible
for providing sound advise for the purpose of good governance to the Minister of
DPLGA, Provincial and Local - Level Governments as well as other National
Agencies.
It's main activities are;
- Establishment of procedural and operational guidelines for provincial
and LLG's in accordance with the Organic Law on Provincial and Local
Government and other relevant Acts.
- Provision of
advice and guidance on good governance processes and procedures to
provincial and LLG's under the reform.
- Strengthening capacity of elected leaders and public officials on their
roles and responsibilities under the reform.
- In liaison
with other relevant division, e.g, Legal and Policy Division,
investigate and resolve issues and complaints on Provincial and LLGs
including misconduct in office by elected leaders and public officials.
- In
consultation with PNG Electoral Commission facilities election of LLG's
and the determination of LLG boundires.
- Facilitation
of the establishment, alteration and abolishing of LLGs, wards and SPAs.
- Provision of
advice to minister through secretary on LLG matters.
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Borders and
Special Projects - (B&SP) |
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Borders and Specials Projects Division is
responsible for facilitating transmission of deceased estates and acquisition of
land for state purposes under Section 125 of the Land Registration Act and
perform custodian functions under Section 134 of Lands Act as well as
coordinate implementation of bilateral Agreements relating to internal
administration of international borders, refugee policies and border development
programme.
It's main activities are;
- Development
of policies, guidelines and procedures on border administration and
development
- Overall
internal administration and coordination of internal borders and refugee
camps.
- Administration and enforcement of relevant provisions of border
agreements/treaties in relation to administration of international
borders.
- Coordinate
and overseeing the implementation of refugee policies and programs.
- Facilitate
acquisition of customary land for state purposes and perform custodian
role on behalf of the State under Section 167 of Land Registration Act
and Section 134 of Lands Act.
- Facilitate
transmission of deceased estate and titles through the office of
Registrar of titles and the department of Lands and physical planning.
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Capacity
Building - (CB) |
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Capacity Building Division is
responsible for the overall management and coordination of capacity building
initiatives for Provincial and District administrations.
It's main activities are;
- Identification of provincial capacity needs and priorities.
- Development
of plans and strategies for capacity building for provincial and
district administrations.
- Liaison and
coordination with relevant National Agencies and DPLGA divisions for
provision of technical and financial assistance for provincial and
district administration capacity building.
- Liaison and
coordinate with international donor agencies to secure technical and
financial support for provincial and district administration capacity
building.
- creation of
awareness, and assistance to provincial administrations to Participate
in Performance Improvement Initiatives.
- Monitoring
and evaluation of capacity building activities undertaken by DPLGA and
other agencies.
- Provision of
regular reports and information on capacity building activities to all
key stakeholders.
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Policy and Legal - (PL) |
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Policy and Legal division is responsible
for providing technical support to DPLGA and as well as technical assistance to
provinces.
It's main activities are;
- Overall
technical support to the Minister, NEC and Provincial and Local
Governments, on policy and legal matters relating to provincial and
Local-Level Governments.
- Perform
legal and policy drafting relating to provincial and Local-Level
Governments.
- Provide
advisory services to the department, provincial and local-level
governments on legal and policy matters.
- Provide
legal representation in court for Department and Provincial and
Local-Level Governments.
- Provision of
advisory services through secretary to CACC, line agencies and other
statutory bodies on legal and policy matters affecting provincial and
local governments.
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Performance and Monitoring - (PMD) |
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Performance and Monitoring
division is responsible for
monitoring performance of Provincial and Local-Level Governments and
also conduct investigations into financial anomalies and investigations
in the Provincial and Local-Level Government as and when required by the
Minister for Inter-Government Relations.
Its
main activities are to;
- assess evidence of
financial irregularities in the Provincial and Local-Level
Governments and recommend remedial measures,
- plan and carry out
financial inspections and investigations in the Provincial and
Local-Level Government,
- ensure that proper
and effective budgeting, planning and expenditure control are
maintained in all levels of governments,
- assist line
departments to improve skills and management of funds in the
Provincial and Local-Level Governments administration,
- assist other
agencies in improving financial guidelines for use by the
Provincial and Local-Level Governments,
- plan for and carry
out requirement of Provincial and Local-Level Service Monitoring
Authority(PLLSMA).
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Corporate Services |
- Finance and
Administration (FA)
- Human Resources
Management (HRM)
- Information and
Communications Technology (ICT)
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