Pacific Legislative Overviews
PILON has conducted a number of desktop reviews of Pacific legislation, at the request of the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police (PICP), to identify potential law reform projects that would assist in combatting transnational crime. If you would like a copy of these documents, please contact the PILON Secretariat.
Review of legislation and practice in the implementation of special measures for vulnerable witnesses in the Pacific
In collaboration with the Australian Attorney-General’s Department, the PILON Sexual and Gender Based Violence Working Group conducted a review of the extent to which legislation and the court’s use of inherent jurisdiction gives access to special measures for vulnerable witnesses in sexual violence cases throughout the Pacific in 2019.
Overview of child abuse offences in the Pacific
In collaboration with Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police, the Australian Attorney-General’s Department, PILON conducted a high level overview of child abuse offences in the Pacific in 2018.
Review of the criminalisation of methamphetamine in the Pacific
In collaboration with the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police and the Australian Attorney-General’s Department, PILON conducted a high level overview of the criminalisation of methamphetamine in the Pacific region in 2017.
Overview of Cybercrime legislation in the Pacific
In collaboration with the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police and the Australian Attorney-General’s Department, PILON conducted a high level overview of cybercrime legislation in the Pacific in 2016.