PAPUA NEW GUINEA

EMPLOYMENT OF NON-CITIZENS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2008

No. 6 of 2008.

Employment of Non-Citizens (Amendment) Act 2008.

Certified on: 07.10.08

Employment of Non-citizens (Amendment) Act 2008.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

1 Interpretation (Amendment of Section 3).
2. New Section 13A.

"13A. EXEMPTION FOR PNG LNG PROJECT.".
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AN ACT

entitled

Employment of Non-Citizens (Amendment) Act 2008.

Being an Act to amend the Employment of Non-Citizens Act 2007,

MADE by the National Parliament to come into operation in accordance with a notice in the National Gazette by the Head of State, acting with, and in accordance with, the advice of the Minister. "

1. INTERPRETATION (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 3).

Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after the definition of "place of origin" the following definitions:-

""PNG LNG Gas Agreement" means the PNG LNG Gas Agreement dated 22 May 2008 between the Independent State of Papua New Guinea and each of Esso Highlands Limited, Esso PNG Juha Limited, Ampolex (Papua New Guinea) Limited, Ampolex (PNG Petroleum) Inc., Ampolex (Highlands) Limited, Oil Search Limited, Oil Search (PNG) Limited, Oil Search (Tumbudu) Limited, Merlin Petroleum Company, Merlin Pacific Oil Company Limited, Santos Hides Ltd, Lavana Limited, AGL Gas Developments (PNG) Pty Limited, Petroleum Resources Kutubu Limited, and Petroleum Resources Gobe Limited and Eda Oil Limited, as amended, novated or replaced from time to time;"; and

"PNG LNG Project" has the meaning given in the PNG LNG Gas Agreement;"; and

"PNG LNG Project Company" has the meaning given in the PNG LNG Gas Agreement;".

2. NEW SECTION 13A.

The Principal Act is amended by inserting immediately after Section 13 the following new section:-

"13A. EXEMPTION FOR PNG LNG PROJECT.".

"(1) The requirements under Section 13 do not apply to the occupations of non-citizen employees engaged or to be engaged by a PNG LNG Project Company on the PNG LNG Project.

"(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to occupations of non-citizen employees of agents, contractors or other service providers engaged by a PNG LNG Project Company on the PNG LNG Project.".
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I hereby certify that the above is a fair print of the Employment of Non-Citizens (Amendment) Act 2008 which has been made by the National Parliament.

Clerk of the National Parliament.

I certify that the Employment of Non-Citizens (Amendment) Act 2008 was made by the National Parliament on 18 September 2008.

Speaker of the National Parliament.