By MATTHEW VARI
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 (Midweek Chronicle, PNG)
AS per directives received from the
National Executive Council’s to the Department of Lands and Physical Planning
in the aftermath of the SABL Commission of Enquiry- one being the transference
of the Director of Incorporated Land Groups (ILGs) be transferred to the
Investment Promotion Authority (IPA).
Secretary for Lands and Physical
Planning Romilly Kila-Pat revealed that his department would engaged in talks
with IPA on the implementing the directive.
“I have also given directions to that
effect to be signed by me to my colleague the CEO IPA so that a meeting can be
convened anytime this week for us to sit down and look at how those
arrangements can be made, and if it is workable, the office of ILG can be
moved,” Secretary Kila-Pat said.
He, however, had reservations on the
actual outcome of such an arrangement, stating that there would conflicts in
functions of something that more a land process then of IPA’s
jurisdiction.
“That is something I cannot say can
be done because we are bringing two entities together to try and take on a role
that is predominantly land related,” he explained.
“ILG is all about land- it’s only
when it comes to registering the ILG with IPA is when the process starts with
them.”
“Those are the things that we have to
sit down with our lawyers and make sure that all those things are in order
before anything happens.”
He added that despite that, as a
direction from NEC the Department of Lands and Physical planning and the Investment
Promotion Authority would take steps, including legislative amendments to
transfer the administration of incorporated land groups from the department to
IPA.
“I’ve given directions for that to be
implemented but to start off by a way of a meeting, because when you look at
the functions of IPA and ILG, ours is almost 100 percent land related
activities as to what IPA does.”
“There is definitely going to be
issues we need to deal with- suddenly IPA is going to perform a land function,
whether it is a mandated role or whether there have to be amendments to cater
for any changes that take place.”
“When you look at ILG it is a very
long process that can be taken on board which can affect issues of structure.”
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