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Qualifications to be held by a citizen.
Subject to Section 4 of the Organic Law on the Terms and Conditions of Employment of Judges, a citizen is qualified for appointment as a Judge if—
(a) he—
(i) is a graduate in law of at least six years standing of a university in Papua New Guinea or of a university of another country the degree in law of which is recognized by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission as a sufficient academic qualification for appointment; and
(ii) has practised as a lawyer for not less than four years; or
(b) he—
(i) is a graduate in law of a university in Papua New Guinea or of a university of another country the degree in law of which is recognized by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission as a sufficient academic qualification for appointment; and
(ii) has not less than five years' experience in Papua New Guinea as a Magistrate Grade IV. or a Magistrate Grade III., or partly as a Magistrate Grade IV. and partly as a Magistrate Grade III.
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Qualifications to be held by a non-citizen.
Subject to Section 4 of the Organic Law on the Terms and Conditions of Employment of Judges, a non-citizen is qualified for appointment as a Judge if—
(a) he is or has been a lawyer who has practised as a lawyer—
(i) in Papua New Guinea; or
(ii) in a country with a legal system that, in the opinion of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, is substantially similar to the legal system of Papua New Guinea; or
(iii) in Papua New Guinea and in a country referred to in Subparagraph (ii),
for a total period of not less than five years; or
(b) he was a Judge or an acting Judge of the pre-Independence Supreme Court; or
(c) he is or has been a Judge of a court of unlimited jurisdiction in a country with a legal system that, in the opinion of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, is substantially similar to the legal system of Papua New Guinea.
