Solicitors Assisting the Royal Commission of Inquiry Government of PNG
Tender ID: 402032
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The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the processes and procedures followed by the Government of Papua New Guinea in obtaining the off-shore loan from the Union Bank of Switzerland and relation transactions seeks to engage a Solicitor Assisting the Royal Commission.
The objective of the Commission of Inquiry is to inquire into and establish the facts surrounding:
1. The decision by Government to obtain the loan funding of US$1.3 billion
2. The decision to seek off-shore loan and the decision to select Union Bank of Switzerland as the preferred financier
3. Individuals and entities who were instrumental in the negotiation for and on behalf of the State, how were they engaged and how much were paid as fees for their services as brokers and negotiators
4. Whether breaches of mandatory Constitutional requirements have occurred and whether there were negligence on the part of the leaders and persons involved in the deal.
In broad terms, the Solicitors Assisting would be required to:
a) Operationalise the Royal Commission which includes the resourcing of the team to assist the Commissioner and Chairman.
b) Develop and ensure compliance on the conduct of hearings and the management of records and evidence of the hearings
c) Conduct investigations
d) Conducting hearings
d) Monitoring and Reporting
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