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.