Is the judiciary overstepping its jurisdiction? The Damaru case.
By PNG Echo. Did you know that the Court of Law has no jurisdiction to hear an Originating Summons concerning a suspension of a police officer in an administrative matter except as a Judicial Review? In the case of Damaru’s suspension, and as far as anyone can tell, Greg Egan and other lawyers for Damaru have not filed for a Judicial Review. Indeed they would have had to have sought leave first and that hasn’t come to anyone’s attention. So, if Egan sought declaratory orders regarding the suspension outside of a judicial review (and it looks as though he did) Continue reading Is the judiciary overstepping its jurisdiction? The Damaru case.
