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Know your Constitution
Today we feature section 193, Division 7 on the National Constitution provision relating to Bougainville’s Referendum.
(1) Subject to this section, a Referendum on the future political status of Bougainville shall be held in accordance with this Division.
(2) Subject to Subsection (7), the Referendum shall be held on a date agreed after consultation by the Bougainville Government with the National Government, which date shall be not earlier than 10 years and, notwithstanding any other provisions, not more than 15 years after the election of the first Bougainville Government.
(3) The date referred to in Subsection (2) shall be determined after considering whether weapons have been disposed of in accordance with the Agreement; and in accordance with Subsection (4), it has been determined that the Bougainville Government has been and is being conducted in accordance with internationally accepted standards of good governance.
(4) The question whether the Bougainville Government has been and is being conducted in accordance with internationally accepted standards of good governance shall be determined in accordance with the review and the dispute resolution procedure.
(5) For the purposes of Subsection (4), the internationally accepted standards of good governance, as they are applicable and implemented in the circumstances of Bougainville and Papua New Guinea as a whole, include democracy, the opportunity for participation by Bougainvilleans, transparency, accountability, and respect for human rights and the rule of law, including this Constitution.
(6) The National Government and the Bougainville Government shall co-operate in ensuring progress towards achieving and maintaining the standards referred to in Subsection 5.
(7) The Referendum shall not be held where the Bougainville Government decides, in accordance with the Bougainville Constitution, after consultation with the National Government, that the Referendum shall not be held.
