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Employment of Non-Citizens Regulation 1983

This reprint of this Statutory Instrument incorporates all amendments, if any, made before25 November 2006 and in force at  1 January 2003.

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Legislative Counsel
Dated 25 November 2006

INDEPENDENT STATE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

Chapter 374.

Employment of Non-citizens Regulation 1983

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

Employment of Non-citizens Regulation 1983

MADE under the Employment of Non-citizens Act 1978.

Dated                   200 .

1. APPLICATION FOR WORK PERMIT.

An application for a work permit under Section 6(1) of the Act shall be in Form 1.

2. APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO RECRUIT.

An application for an approval to recruit under Section 5A of the Act shall be in Form 2.

3. EMPLOYER’S REGISTER.

An employer’s register under Section 14(1) of the Act shall be in Form 3.

4. FEES.

^[1]The fee for–

(a) the issue of a work permit and duplicate work permit shall be free of charge; and

(b)^[2] the approval of each position for which an approval to recruit is given is K2000.00.

5. TRAINING AND LOCALIZATION PROGRAMMES.

All training and localization programmes shall include the following information as a minimum requirement:–

(a) an organization chart which should clearly indicate–

(i) all positions in the organization; and

(ii) the job titles; and

(iii) the responsibility and relationship of jobs to each other; and

(iv) the positions occupied and to be occupied by citizens and non-citizens; and

(v) whether the non-citizen positions have or require work permits; and

(vi) the positions reference number of each position (maximum of 5 digits); and

(b) job descriptions and skill requirements for all non-citizen positions, which shall also contain the amount of wages (including bonus, allowance, subsidies, etc.) to be paid; and

(c) a localization timetable which should clearly indicate for each non-citizen position, the anticipated length of time in years (and months if appropriate) needed for citizens to be suitably trained and experienced to fill those positions; and

(d) details of training programmes to be undertaken by citizens selected to replace non-citizens, including information on–

(i) type of training (on-the-job, formal, part-time, full-time, block release, etc.); and

(ii) training content (names of courses, work areas to be learned, etc.); and

(iii) length of training (formal courses, on-the-job, etc.) and necessary work experiences prior to taking full responsibility for the positions; and

(iv) location of training (Papua New Guinea or overseas, including names of training institutions, organizations, etc.); and

(v) costs of training (course and boarding fees, book and equipment allowances, fares, training staff salaries and overheads, establishment and maintenance of training aids, equipment and facilities, etc.); and

(e) other relevant information such as summary of the company’s background, its training activities, total training costs, number of citizens being trained,

and the format to be used shall be set out in the guidelines provided for in Section 18 of the Act.

SCHEDULE 1

PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

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Form 1 – Application for Work Permit.

Act, Sec. 6(1). Form 1.Reg., Sec. 1.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

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Form 2 – Application for Approval to Recruit.

Act, Sec. 5A. Form 2.Reg., Sec. 2.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

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Form 3 – Employer’s Register of Work Permits.

Act, Sec. 14(1). Form 3.Reg., Sec. 2.

Office of Legislative Counsel, PNG

1. ^[1]Section 4 replaced by Employment of Non-Citizens (Amendment) Regulation 1986 (No. 10 of 1986).
2. ^[2]Section 4(b) amended by Employment of Non-Citizens (Amendment) Regulation 1990 (No. 23 of 1990); Section 4(b) amended by Employment of Non-Citizens (Amendment) Regulation 1995 (No. 8 of 1995); Section 4 Amended by S.R. 2002, No. 22.