Sir Gibuna Gibbs Salika (born 11 August 1955) is the current

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. He is currently the longest serving judge of the National and Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea.

Honoured by Queen Elizabeth II

Salika, a

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, was honoured as a

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in 2014 by

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on her birthday for his service as a Deputy Chief Justice of the

Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea The Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea has been the highest court of Papua New Guinea since 16 September 1975, replacing the pre-Independence Supreme Court (corresponding to the post-Independence National Court) and the overseas appellate tribunal ...

Notable cases

With great public approval, Deputy Chief Justice Gibbs Salika found guilty

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Governor Havilo Kavo, Member of Parliament for Komo-Magarima

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, Minister for National Planning and Member for

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, Commissioner of Police

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and former National Provident Fund board chairman

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over the National Provident Fund scandal between November 1998 and July 1999.

Appointed to the Office of Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea

Prime Minister

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announced that Salika would replace Sir

Salamo Injia Sir Salamo Injia is a retired Judge and former Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea. Injia was knighted in 2006 and appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea in 2008, succeeding Mari Kapi. In 2018, Sir Gibbs Salika replaced ...

as the new

for a term of 10 years. Salika was sworn in to office on 29 November 2018.

References

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