{"id":25,"date":"2024-06-20T03:31:34","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T03:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/practical-agnesi.13-211-191-36.plesk.page\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2024-06-28T12:31:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T12:31:46","slug":"powers-and-functions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clrc.gov.pg\/index.php\/powers-and-functions\/","title":{"rendered":"POWERS AND FUNCTIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1719402178369{margin-top: -40px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<sr7-module data-alias=\"history-12\" data-id=\"6\" id=\"SR7_6_1\" class=\"rs-ov-hidden\" data-version=\"6.7.15\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-adjuster><\/sr7-adjuster>\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_6_1-20\" data-key=\"20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_6_1-20-0\" class=\"sr7-layer\">FUNCTIONS<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_6_1-20-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">POWERS AND <\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_6_1-21\" data-key=\"21\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t<image_lists style=\"display:none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-src=\"\/\/clrc.gov.pg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/7.jpg\" data-libid=\"251\" data-lib=\"medialibrary\" title=\"7\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" data-dbsrc=\"Ly9jbHJjLmdvdi5wZy93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAyNC8wNi83LmpwZw==\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/image_lists>\n\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-module>\n\t\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\t\tSR7.PMH ??={}; SR7.PMH[\"SR7_6_1\"] = {cn:0,state:false,fn: function() { if (_tpt!==undefined && _tpt.prepareModuleHeight !== undefined) {  _tpt.prepareModuleHeight({id:\"SR7_6_1\",el:[400,400,768,960,720],type:'standard',shdw:'0',gh:[400,400,213,162,100],gw:[1920,1920,1024,778,480],vpt:['100px'],size:{fullWidth:true, fullHeight:false},mh:'0',onh:0,onw:0,bg:{color:'{\"orig\":\"transparent\",\"type\":\"solid\",\"string\":\"transparent\"}'}});   SR7.PMH[\"SR7_6_1\"].state=true;} else if((SR7.PMH[\"SR7_6_1\"].cn++)<100)\tsetTimeout( SR7.PMH[\"SR7_6_1\"].fn,19);}};SR7.PMH[\"SR7_6_1\" ].fn();\n\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;POWERS AND FUNCTIONS&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The core functions and powers of the CLRC are set down in the following legislation:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h4>The <em>Constitution;<\/em><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><em>The CLRC Act<\/em> 2004; and<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>The <em>Underlying Law Act<\/em><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The CLRC has a special constitutional responsibility to monitor the development of the Underlying Law and provide regular reports to the Parliament on the appropriateness of the application of the Underlying Law principles (Schedule 2.14 of the <em>Constitution<\/em>). 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